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Information about #CC5A46 color

#CC5A46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CC5A46 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 90, 70) — 80% red, 35.3% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 45 / 53 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CC5A46 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Coral (#CD5B45). Slightly further away sit Cedar Chest (#C95A49) and Catalyst (#C85241).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 90, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC5A46: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CC5A46 color variations

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

#CC5A46 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 #CC5A46

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

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Valencia color link
Valencia

#D4574E

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC5A46
  • RGB204, 90, 70
  • CMYK0, 45, 53, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 90, 70)
  • HSL9°, 57%, 54%
  • HSL Precise8.955°, 56.78%, 53.725%
  • HSV9°, 66%, 80%
  • HSB9°, 66%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.353, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.353, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.353, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC5A46
  • DECIMAL ID13392454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01