#CC241D

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #CC241D

At its core, #CC241D is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 36 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 86% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC241D
RGB204, 36, 29
HSL2.4°, 75.1%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 82%, 86%, 20%
HSV2.4°, 85.8%, 80.0%
LAB44.5, 62.8, 47.1
XYZ25.8, 14.2, 2.5
Decimal13378589

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.84:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC241D; }
.text-color { color: #CC241D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC241D; }

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