Information about #CC4400 color

#CC4400 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC4400 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 68, 0) — 80% red, 26.7% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 80 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CC4400 presents itself as a intensely saturated orange — 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 hair away from Syracuse Orange (#D44500). Slightly further away sit Grenadier (#D54600) and Sinopia (#CB410B).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 68, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. #CC4400 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CC4400 color variations

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

#CC4400 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 #CC4400

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

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Deep Orange color link
Deep Orange

#DC4D01

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC4400
  • RGB204, 68, 0
  • CMYK0, 53, 80, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 68, 0)
  • HSL20°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise20°, 100%, 40%
  • HSV20°, 100%, 80%
  • HSB20°, 100%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.267, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.267, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.267, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC4400
  • DECIMAL ID13386752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01