#CC3349

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Crimson.

About #CC3349

When working with digital screens, the color #CC3349 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. In the RGB color space, it consists of 204 red, 51 green, and 73 blue.

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 75% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC3349
RGB204, 51, 73
HSL351.4°, 60.0%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 75%, 64%, 20%
HSV351.4°, 75.0%, 80.0%
LAB46.6, 60.2, 24.5
XYZ27.3, 15.7, 7.9
Decimal13382473

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.14:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.52:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC3349; }
.text-color { color: #CC3349; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC3349; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
#DC143C