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#CC192E Color

#CC192E is rgb(204, 25, 46) in RGB, hsl(353, 78%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 77%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Stop Red (#CF142B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC192E
HEX#CC192E
RGBrgb(204, 25, 46)
HSLhsl(353, 78%, 45%)
HSVhsv(353, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 77%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.207 23.3)
LABlab(44.66% 66.04 39.17)
LCHlch(44.66% 76.79 30.67)

What #CC192E 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 #CC192E, 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.

#CC192E Channel Values

How #CC192E 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 25 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 78% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 77% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC192E 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC192E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC192E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CC192E

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 #CC192E.

How #CC192E 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#CC192E
Protanopia#5E5E2B
Protanomaly#974B2C
Deuteranopia#7D7D1B
Deuteranomaly#A36424
Tritanopia#CC1C1C
Tritanomaly#CC1B25
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC192E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc192e: #CC192E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC192E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc192e': '#CC192E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.098, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_cc192e">#CC192E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC192E"

More Red Colors

#CC192E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC192E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC192E?

#CC192E is a mid-tone red — rgb(204, 25, 46) in RGB and hsl(353, 78%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Stop Red (#CF142B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.77.

What is the RGB value of #CC192E?

#CC192E is rgb(204, 25, 46) — red 204, green 25, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC192E?

#CC192E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 77%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC192E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC192E scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC192E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC192E 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 7.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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