#CC2C24

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #CC2C24

When working with digital screens, the color #CC2C24 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 44, and 36.

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 78% magenta inks. 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC2C24
RGB204, 44, 36
HSL2.9°, 70.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 78%, 82%, 20%
HSV2.9°, 82.4%, 80.0%
LAB45.3, 60.8, 44.4
XYZ26.1, 14.8, 3.1
Decimal13380644

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.31:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.95:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC2C24; }
.text-color { color: #CC2C24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC2C24; }

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