Information about #CC5951 color

#CC5951 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC5951 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 89, 81) — 80% red, 34.9% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 48 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CC5951 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jive (#CD5851). Slightly further away sit Cedar Chest (#C95A49) and Valencia (#D4574E).

The recipe behind #CC5951 is rgb(204, 89, 81), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CC5951 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CC5951 color variations

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

#CC5951 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 #CC5951

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

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC5951
  • RGB204, 89, 81
  • CMYK0, 45, 48, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 89, 81)
  • HSL4°, 55%, 56%
  • HSL Precise3.902°, 54.667%, 55.882%
  • HSV4°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB4°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.349, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.349, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.349, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC5951
  • DECIMAL ID13392209
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01