#CC5057

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.

About #CC5057

The precise color #CC5057 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indianred. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 80 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

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 61% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 356.6° hue, 54.9% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 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#CC5057
RGB204, 80, 87
HSL356.6°, 54.9%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 61%, 57%, 20%
HSV356.6°, 60.8%, 80.0%
LAB51.0, 49.7, 21.9
XYZ29.5, 19.3, 11.2
Decimal13389911

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.85:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.13:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC5057; }
.text-color { color: #CC5057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC5057; }

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