#CC3300 Color

#CC3300 is rgb(204, 51, 0) in RGB, hsl(15, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC3300

HEX#CC3300

RGBrgb(204, 51, 0)

HSLhsl(15, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(15, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.195 34.9)

LABlab(46.72% 59.18 59.84)

LCHlch(46.72% 84.16 45.32)

What #CC3300 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 #CC3300, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sinopia#CB410BΔE 5.87 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 5.97 Vermilion (Medium)#D9381EΔE 7.84 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 8.78 Orange Soda#E74E14ΔE 8.91 Microsoft Red#F04E1FΔE 10.59

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

#CC3300 Channel Values

How #CC3300 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 51 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 15° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 15° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 75% · Y 100% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC3300 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 text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC3300 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC3300

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC3300; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CC3300

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 #CC3300.

How #CC3300 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#CC3300

Protanopia#656500

Protanomaly#995500

Deuteranopia#828200

Deuteranomaly#A56B00

Tritanopia#CD2F2F

Tritanomaly#CC3124

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC3300 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc3300: #CC3300;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC3300;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc3300': '#CC3300' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.200, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_cc3300">#CC3300</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC3300"

More Brown Colors

#CC3300 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cc5500 cb8a10 cc6600 cb410b cc7000 ca3500 cd5700 c77e00 cd7a00 c75d00 d08700 c73500 e05e00 2d1606 421200 4b3621 573500 664228 76562e 814112 8b4513 973c00 a65217 b86d29

#CC3300 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC3300?

#CC3300 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(204, 51, 0) in RGB and hsl(15, 100%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #CC3300?

#CC3300 is rgb(204, 51, 0) — red 204, green 51, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC3300?

#CC3300 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC3300 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC3300 scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC3300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC3300 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 19.01, which is visibly different.

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