#CC2407

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #CC2407

Visually, #CC2407 is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 36 parts green, and 7 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 82% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 8.8° hue, 93.4% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC2407
RGB204, 36, 7
HSL8.8°, 93.4%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 82%, 97%, 20%
HSV8.8°, 96.6%, 80.0%
LAB44.4, 62.4, 55.4
XYZ25.6, 14.1, 1.6
Decimal13378567

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.82:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC2407; }
.text-color { color: #CC2407; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC2407; }

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