#cc2e2c

Color #cc2e2c

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class red-600 #e7000b · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cc2e2c

RGB

rgb(204, 46, 44)

HSL

hsl(0.8, 64.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0.8, 78.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 78.4%, 20%)

LAB

lab(45.6, 60.44, 40.36)

LCH

lch(45.6, 72.68, 33.73)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1946, 26.88)

HWB

hwb(0.8, 17.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2ccacc

Analogous

#cc2c7a

#cc2e2c

#cc7e2c

Triadic

#cc2e2c

#2ccc2e

#2e2ccc

Split-complementary

#cc2e2c

#2ccc7e

#2c7acc

Tetradic

#cc2e2c

#cacc2c

#2ccacc

#2e2ccc

Square

#cc2e2c

#7acc2c

#2ccacc

#7e2ccc

Shades

Color #cc2e2c mixed toward black.

#aa2625

#881f1d

#661716

#440f0f

#220807

Tints

Color #cc2e2c mixed toward white.

#d84d4b

#e0716f

#e89493

#efb8b7

#f7dbdb

Tones

Color #cc2e2c mixed toward gray.

#bf3b39

#b14847

#a45554

#976261

#896f6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.99:1

White text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a19f2c · ΔE 50

Deuteranopia

#a7af2d · ΔE 55.1

Tritanopia

#c82d2d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 27.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc2e2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc2e2c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cc2e2c (#cc2e2c) is rgb(204, 46, 44) in RGB.

No, #cc2e2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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