#cc391b

Color #cc391b

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cc391b

RGB

rgb(204, 57, 27)

HSL

hsl(10.2, 76.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.2, 86.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 86.8%, 20%)

LAB

lab(46.77, 56.34, 49.93)

LCH

lch(46.77, 75.28, 41.55)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.1884, 33.13)

HWB

hwb(10.2, 10.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1baecc

Analogous

#cc1b55

#cc391b

#cc921b

Triadic

#cc391b

#1bcc39

#391bcc

Split-complementary

#cc391b

#1bcc92

#1b55cc

Tetradic

#cc391b

#aecc1b

#1baecc

#391bcc

Square

#cc391b

#55cc1b

#1baecc

#921bcc

Shades

Color #cc391b mixed toward black.

#aa3017

#882612

#661d0e

#441309

#220a05

Tints

Color #cc391b mixed toward white.

#e45032

#e9735b

#ef9684

#f4b9ad

#fadcd6

Tones

Color #cc391b mixed toward gray.

#bd432a

#af4d39

#a05647

#916056

#826a65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.17:1

White text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a125 · ΔE 46.8

Deuteranopia

#a8b027 · ΔE 51.2

Tritanopia

#c82b2c · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc391b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc391b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#cc391b (#cc391b) is rgb(204, 57, 27) in RGB.

No, #cc391b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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