#cc5040

Color #cc5040

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#cc5040

RGB

rgb(204, 80, 64)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 57.9%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 68.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 68.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(50.63, 48.25, 34.77)

LCH

lch(50.63, 59.47, 35.78)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1609, 29.94)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 25.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40bccc

Analogous

#cc4076

#cc5040

#cc9640

Triadic

#cc5040

#40cc50

#5040cc

Split-complementary

#cc5040

#40cc96

#4076cc

Tetradic

#cc5040

#bccc40

#40bccc

#5040cc

Square

#cc5040

#76cc40

#40bccc

#9640cc

Shades

Color #cc5040 mixed toward black.

#b03e2f

#8d3126

#6a251c

#461913

#230c09

Tints

Color #cc5040 mixed toward white.

#d56d60

#dd8a7f

#e6a79f

#eec5bf

#f7e2df

Tones

Color #cc5040 mixed toward gray.

#c0594b

#b56257

#a96b63

#9d746e

#927d7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a444 · ΔE 43.8

Deuteranopia

#abb245 · ΔE 48.2

Tritanopia

#c84748 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc5040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc5040]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#cc5040 (#cc5040) is rgb(204, 80, 64) in RGB.

No, #cc5040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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