#CC2C50

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #CC2C50

When working with digital screens, the color #CC2C50 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 44, and 80.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 61% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC2C50
RGB204, 44, 80
HSL346.5°, 64.5%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 78%, 61%, 20%
HSV346.5°, 78.4%, 80.0%
LAB45.9, 62.8, 19.4
XYZ27.3, 15.2, 9.1
Decimal13380688

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.19:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.04:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC2C50; }
.text-color { color: #CC2C50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC2C50; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C