#CC332C

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #CC332C

When working with digital screens, the color #CC332C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 51, and 44.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 75% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 2.6° hue, 64.5% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#CC332C
RGB204, 51, 44
HSL2.6°, 64.5%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 75%, 78%, 20%
HSV2.6°, 78.4%, 80.0%
LAB46.2, 58.9, 40.9
XYZ26.5, 15.4, 4.0
Decimal13382444

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.08:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC332C; }
.text-color { color: #CC332C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC332C; }

Similar Colors

Firebrick
#B22222