Information about #CC0940 color

#CC0940 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC0940 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 9, 64) — 80% red, 3.5% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 76 / 55 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CC0940 presents itself as a intensely saturated rose — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Utah Crimson (#D3003F). Slightly further away sit Spanish Carmine (#D10047) and Knock Out (#C81641).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 9, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #CC0940 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CC0940 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CC0940 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CC0940

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Utah Crimson color link
Utah Crimson

#D3003F

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

Titans Red color link
Titans Red

#C8102E

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Huawei Red color link
Huawei Red

#CF0A2C

#CC0940 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC0940
  • RGB204, 9, 64
  • CMYK0, 76, 55, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 9, 64)
  • HSL343°, 92%, 42%
  • HSL Precise343.077°, 91.549%, 41.765%
  • HSV343°, 96%, 80%
  • HSB343°, 96%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.035, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.035, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.035, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC0940
  • DECIMAL ID13371712
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01