All About Color #CC2828

#CC2828

About #CC2828

#CC2828 is a medium red color with the hex code #CC2828. In RGB it is red 204, green 40, blue 40; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 67%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 80%, 80%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 5.38:1 on white and 3.90:1 on black.

#CC2828 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCC, 28, 28
CMYK0.00%, 80.39%, 80.39%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal204, 40, 40
HSL0°, 67%, 48%
RGB Octal314, 50, 50
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 80.39%, 80.00%
RGB Binary11001100, 101000, 101000
CIE-L*AB44.95, 62.03, 41.89
RGB Percent80.00%, 15.69%, 15.69%
CIE-L*CH44.95, 74.85, 34.04
XYZ26.04, 14.51, 3.44
CIE-L*UV44.95, 124.10, 26.77
xyY0.59, 0.33, 14.51
Hunter-Lab38.09, 55.39, 21.32
RYB80.00%, 15.69%, 15.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CC2828 on a dark background: contrast 3.90:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#CC2828 on a light background: contrast 5.38:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CC2828, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CC2828 · #E26E6E · #801919 · #28CCCC · #6EE2E2

Analogous palette

#CC28CC · #CC287A · #CC2828 · #CC7A28 · #CCCC28

Triadic palette

#CC2828 · #28CC28 · #2828CC · #E26E6E · #6EE26E

Tetradic palette

#CC2828 · #7ACC28 · #28CCCC · #7A28CC · #801919

Monochromatic palette

#4D0F0F · #8D1C1C · #CC2828 · #E06161 · #ECA1A1

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