#cc3525

Color #cc3525

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#cc3525

RGB

rgb(204, 53, 37)

HSL

hsl(5.7, 69.3%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.7, 81.9%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74%, 81.9%, 20%)

LAB

lab(46.34, 57.98, 44.81)

LCH

lch(46.34, 73.28, 37.7)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.1902, 30.1)

HWB

hwb(5.7, 14.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25bccc

Analogous

#cc2569

#cc3525

#cc8825

Triadic

#cc3525

#25cc35

#3525cc

Split-complementary

#cc3525

#25cc88

#2569cc

Tetradic

#cc3525

#bccc25

#25bccc

#3525cc

Square

#cc3525

#69cc25

#25bccc

#8825cc

Shades

Color #cc3525 mixed toward black.

#aa2c1f

#882319

#661a13

#44120c

#220906

Tints

Color #cc3525 mixed toward white.

#dd5041

#e37367

#ea968d

#f1b9b3

#f8dcd9

Tones

Color #cc3525 mixed toward gray.

#be4033

#b04b41

#a2574f

#94625d

#876d6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a029 · ΔE 48.3

Deuteranopia

#a8b02a · ΔE 53.1

Tritanopia

#c82d2d · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc3525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc3525]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#cc3525 (#cc3525) is rgb(204, 53, 37) in RGB.

No, #cc3525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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