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Information about #CC2849 color

#CC2849 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC2849 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 40, 73) — 80% red, 15.7% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 64 / 51 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CC2849 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from French Raspberry (#C72C48). Slightly further away sit Memphis Belle (#CA2F43) and Bright Maroon (#C32148).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 40, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #CC2849: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. No one has named #CC2849 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CC2849 color variations

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

#CC2849 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 #CC2849

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC2849
  • RGB204, 40, 73
  • CMYK0, 64, 51, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 40, 73)
  • HSL348°, 67%, 48%
  • HSL Precise347.927°, 67.213%, 47.843%
  • HSV348°, 80%, 80%
  • HSB348°, 80%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.157, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.157, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.157, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC2849
  • DECIMAL ID13379657
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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