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#CC334A Color

#CC334A is rgb(204, 51, 74) in RGB, hsl(351, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 64%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Raspberry (#C72C48), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC334A
HEX#CC334A
RGBrgb(204, 51, 74)
HSLhsl(351, 60%, 50%)
HSVhsv(351, 75%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 64%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.188 17.7)
LABlab(47.27% 60.69 25.36)
LCHlch(47.27% 65.77 22.68)

What #CC334A 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 #CC334A, 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.

#CC334A Channel Values

How #CC334A 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 51 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 60% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 75% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 64% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC334A 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC334A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC334A; 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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Tints & Shades of #CC334A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC334A.

How #CC334A 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#CC334A
Protanopia#656549
Protanomaly#995549
Deuteranopia#828241
Deuteranomaly#A56B45
Tritanopia#CB3737
Tritanomaly#CC353F
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC334A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc334a: #CC334A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC334A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc334a': '#CC334A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.200, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_cc334a">#CC334A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC334A"

More Red Colors

#CC334A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC334A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC334A?

#CC334A is a mid-tone red — rgb(204, 51, 74) in RGB and hsl(351, 60%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Raspberry (#C72C48), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.2.

What is the RGB value of #CC334A?

#CC334A is rgb(204, 51, 74) — red 204, green 51, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC334A?

#CC334A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 64%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC334A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC334A scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC334A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC334A 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 14.66, which is visibly different.

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