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#cc2f49

a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: crimson

RGB
204, 47, 73
HSL
350°, 63%, 49%
CMYK
0, 77, 64, 20
Luminance
0.1535

Every format

HEX#cc2f49
RGBrgb(204, 47, 73)
HSLhsl(350, 63%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 64%, 20%)
LABlab(46.1 61.4 23.9)
LCHlch(46.1 65.9 21.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.559 0.192 17.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cc2f49;
background-color: #cc2f49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cc2f49] bg-[#cc2f49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cc2f49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.184, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cc2f49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cc2f49 on white: 5.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cc2f49 on black: 4.07:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green18.4%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta77.0%
Yellow64.2%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#cc2f49 text on a black background

contrast 4.07:1

Card sample

#cc2f49 text on a white background

contrast 5.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cc2f49;
Background color
Panel with #cc2f49 background
background-color: #cc2f49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cc2f49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 47, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 47, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cc2f49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2f49, #CC7E2F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cc2f49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cc2f49 in the Color Lab