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#CC4919 Color

#CC4919 is rgb(204, 73, 25) in RGB, hsl(16, 78%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC4919
HEX#CC4919
RGBrgb(204, 73, 25)
HSLhsl(16, 78%, 45%)
HSVhsv(16, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.175 38.2)
LABlab(49.82% 51.41 53.90)
LCHlch(49.82% 74.49 46.35)

What #CC4919 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 #CC4919, 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 orange in the library.

#CC4919 Channel Values

How #CC4919 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 73 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 78% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 88% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC4919 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC4919 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC4919

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC4919; 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 #CC4919

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 #CC4919.

How #CC4919 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#CC4919
Protanopia#6F6F15
Protanomaly#9D6216
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#A77402
Tritanopia#CD4545
Tritanomaly#CD4738
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC4919 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc4919: #CC4919;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC4919;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc4919': '#CC4919' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.286, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_cc4919">#CC4919</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC4919"

More Orange Colors

#CC4919 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC4919 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC4919?

#CC4919 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(204, 73, 25) in RGB and hsl(16, 78%, 45%) 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 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #CC4919?

#CC4919 is rgb(204, 73, 25) — red 204, green 73, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC4919?

#CC4919 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC4919 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC4919 scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC4919 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC4919 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.42, which is visibly different.

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