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#CC3705 Color

#CC3705 is rgb(204, 55, 5) in RGB, hsl(15, 95%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 98%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC3705
HEX#CC3705
RGBrgb(204, 55, 5)
HSLhsl(15, 95%, 41%)
HSVhsv(15, 98%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 98%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.192 35.4)
LABlab(47.21% 57.93 58.59)
LCHlch(47.21% 82.39 45.33)

What #CC3705 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 #CC3705, 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 brown in the library.

#CC3705 Channel Values

How #CC3705 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 55 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 95% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 98% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 98% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC3705 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 text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC3705 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC3705

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC3705; 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 #CC3705

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 #CC3705.

How #CC3705 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#CC3705
Protanopia#676700
Protanomaly#9A5700
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#A56C00
Tritanopia#CD3333
Tritanomaly#CC3528
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC3705 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc3705: #CC3705;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC3705;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc3705': '#CC3705' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.216, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_cc3705">#CC3705</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC3705"

More Brown Colors

#CC3705 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC3705 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC3705?

#CC3705 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(204, 55, 5) in RGB and hsl(15, 95%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #CC3705?

#CC3705 is rgb(204, 55, 5) — red 204, green 55, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC3705?

#CC3705 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 98%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC3705 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC3705 scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC3705 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC3705 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 19.12, which is visibly different.

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