#CC2C2C

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #CC2C2C

When working with digital screens, the color #CC2C2C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 44 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 78% M, 78% Y, and 20% K. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 64.5% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC2C2C
RGB204, 44, 44
HSL0.0°, 64.5%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 78%, 78%, 20%
HSV0.0°, 78.4%, 80.0%
LAB45.4, 61.0, 40.1
XYZ26.3, 14.8, 3.9
Decimal13380652

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.96:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.37:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC2C2C; }
.text-color { color: #CC2C2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC2C2C; }

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