#cc1009

Color #cc1009

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 19.78 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cc1009

RGB

rgb(204, 16, 9)

HSL

hsl(2.2, 91.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.2, 95.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 92.2%, 95.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(43.11, 66.17, 54.09)

LCH

lch(43.11, 85.46, 39.26)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.2135, 29.28)

HWB

hwb(2.2, 3.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#09c5cc

Analogous

#cc0963

#cc1009

#cc7209

Triadic

#cc1009

#09cc10

#1009cc

Split-complementary

#cc1009

#09cc72

#0963cc

Tetradic

#cc1009

#c5cc09

#09c5cc

#1009cc

Square

#cc1009

#63cc09

#09c5cc

#7209cc

Shades

Color #cc1009 mixed toward black.

#aa0e08

#880b06

#660805

#440503

#220302

Tints

Color #cc1009 mixed toward white.

#f41a12

#f74842

#f97671

#fba4a0

#fdd1d0

Tones

Color #cc1009 mixed toward gray.

#bc1f19

#ac2e2a

#9b3d3a

#8b4c4a

#7b5c5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9d0b · ΔE 51.1

Deuteranopia

#a6ae0b · ΔE 56.2

Tritanopia

#c70c0d · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 29.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc1009;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc1009]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cc1009 (#cc1009) is rgb(204, 16, 9) in RGB.

No, #cc1009 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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