#cc5656

Color #cc5656

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 2.98 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cc5656

RGB

rgb(204, 86, 86)

HSL

hsl(0, 53.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 57.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 57.8%, 20%)

LAB

lab(52.03, 46.88, 23.8)

LCH

lch(52.03, 52.58, 26.92)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.1507, 22.67)

HWB

hwb(0, 33.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56cccc

Analogous

#cc5691

#cc5656

#cc9156

Triadic

#cc5656

#56cc56

#5656cc

Split-complementary

#cc5656

#56cc91

#5691cc

Tetradic

#cc5656

#cccc56

#56cccc

#5656cc

Square

#cc5656

#91cc56

#56cccc

#9156cc

Shades

Color #cc5656 mixed toward black.

#ba3838

#952d2d

#6f2222

#4a1616

#250b0b

Tints

Color #cc5656 mixed toward white.

#d57272

#dd8e8e

#e6abab

#eec7c7

#f7e3e3

Tones

Color #cc5656 mixed toward gray.

#c26060

#b86a6a

#af7474

#a57d7d

#9b8787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a556 · ΔE 43.8

Deuteranopia

#acb356 · ΔE 48.6

Tritanopia

#c85656 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc5656;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc5656]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cc5656 (#cc5656) is rgb(204, 86, 86) in RGB.

No, #cc5656 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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