HEX Color #CC0742 (Crimson)

About #CC0742

The hex code #CC0742 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 7 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 97% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC0742

RGB204, 7, 66

HSL342.0°, 93.4%, 41.4%

CMYK0%, 97%, 68%, 20%

HSV342.0°, 96.6%, 80.0%

LAB43.3, 68.7, 24.7

XYZ26.0, 13.4, 6.4

Decimal13371202

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC0742 #07CC91

Analogous

#CC07A4 #CC2E07

Triadic

#41CC07 #0741CC

Tetradic

#A4CC07 #07CC91 #2E07CC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC0742

#D12257

#D73E6C

#DD5981

#E27596

#E890AB

#EEACC0

#F3C7D5

#F9E3EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC0742

#B5063A

#9E0533

#88042C

#710324

#5A031D

#440216

#2D010E

#160007

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.71:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.68:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.46:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.13:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC0742; }

.text-color { color: #CC0742; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC0742; }

Similar Colors

Crimson

#DC143C