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#CC1424 Color

#CC1424 is rgb(204, 20, 36) in RGB, hsl(355, 82%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 82%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Red (#CE1127), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC1424
HEX#CC1424
RGBrgb(204, 20, 36)
HSLhsl(355, 82%, 44%)
HSVhsv(355, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 82%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.21 25.4)
LABlab(44.29% 66.62 44.49)
LCHlch(44.29% 80.11 33.74)

What #CC1424 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CC1424, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CC1424 Channel Values

How #CC1424 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 20 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 82% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 82% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.69:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC1424 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC1424 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC1424

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC1424; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC1424

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC1424.

How #CC1424 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CC1424
Protanopia#5D5D21
Protanomaly#964A22
Deuteranopia#7D7D03
Deuteranomaly#A36315
Tritanopia#CC1717
Tritanomaly#CC161D
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC1424 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cc1424: #CC1424;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC1424;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc1424': '#CC1424' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.078, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_cc1424">#CC1424</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC1424"

More Red Colors

#CC1424 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC1424 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC1424?

#CC1424 is a mid-tone red — rgb(204, 20, 36) in RGB and hsl(355, 82%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Red (#CE1127), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.57.

What is the RGB value of #CC1424?

#CC1424 is rgb(204, 20, 36) — red 204, green 20, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC1424?

#CC1424 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 82%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC1424 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC1424 scores 5.69:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC1424 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC1424 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.76, which is visibly different.

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