#cc002a

Color #cc002a

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 7.01 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cc002a

RGB

rgb(204, 0, 42)

HSL

hsl(347.6, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.6, 100%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 79.4%, 20%)

LAB

lab(42.78, 68.39, 38.56)

LCH

lch(42.78, 78.51, 29.42)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.2152, 22.8)

HWB

hwb(347.6, 0%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00cca2

Analogous

#cc0090

#cc002a

#cc3c00

Triadic

#cc002a

#2acc00

#002acc

Split-complementary

#cc002a

#00cc3c

#0090cc

Tetradic

#cc002a

#cca200

#00cca2

#002acc

Square

#cc002a

#90cc00

#00cca2

#3c00cc

Shades

Color #cc002a mixed toward black.

#aa0023

#88001c

#660015

#44000e

#220007

Tints

Color #cc002a mixed toward white.

#ff0035

#ff335d

#ff6686

#ff99ae

#ffccd7

Tones

Color #cc002a mixed toward gray.

#bb1134

#aa223e

#993348

#884452

#77555c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d24 · ΔE 54.8

Deuteranopia

#a5ae22 · ΔE 60.2

Tritanopia

#c71e1d · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 28.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc002a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc002a]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cc002a (#cc002a) is rgb(204, 0, 42) in RGB.

No, #cc002a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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