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#cc1521

a dark, electric red · warm · closest name: crimson

RGB
204, 21, 33
HSL
356°, 81%, 44%
CMYK
0, 90, 84, 20
Luminance
0.1348

Every format

HEX#cc1521
RGBrgb(204, 21, 33)
HSLhsl(356, 81%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 84%, 20%)
LABlab(43.5 65.8 44.2)
LCHlch(43.5 79.3 33.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.538 0.210 26.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cc1521;
background-color: #cc1521;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cc1521] bg-[#cc1521]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cc1521;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.082, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cc1521")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cc1521 on white: 5.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cc1521 on black: 3.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green8.2%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta89.7%
Yellow83.8%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#cc1521 text on a black background

contrast 3.70:1

Card sample

#cc1521 text on a white background

contrast 5.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cc1521;
Background color
Panel with #cc1521 background
background-color: #cc1521;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cc1521;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 21, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 21, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cc1521;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc1521, #CC8315);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cc1521

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cc1521 in the Color Lab