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#cc2c21

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

RGB
204, 44, 33
HSL
4°, 72%, 47%
CMYK
0, 78, 84, 20
Luminance
0.1475

Every format

HEX#cc2c21
RGBrgb(204, 44, 33)
HSLhsl(4, 72%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 84%, 20%)
LABlab(45.3 60.7 45.9)
LCHlch(45.3 76.1 37.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.552 0.197 29.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cc2c21;
background-color: #cc2c21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cc2c21] bg-[#cc2c21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cc2c21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.173, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cc2c21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cc2c21 on white: 5.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cc2c21 on black: 3.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green17.3%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.4%
Yellow83.8%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#cc2c21 text on a black background

contrast 3.95:1

Card sample

#cc2c21 text on a white background

contrast 5.32:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cc2c21;
Background color
Panel with #cc2c21 background
background-color: #cc2c21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cc2c21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 44, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 44, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cc2c21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2c21, #CC9E21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cc2c21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cc2c21 in the Color Lab