What color is #CC363C?

#CC363C is a moderate red known as Bento Box. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bento Box?

The RGB value is 204, 54, 60: 204 red, 54 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bento Box?

The complementary color is #36CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC363C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bento Box color: hex code #CC363C

#CC363C rgb(204, 54, 60)

Shades of red

Bento Box has the hex code #CC363C. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 21.2% green and 23.5% blue (204, 54, 60).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 60% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 71% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

Bento Box (#CC363C) color codes

HEX	`#CC363C`
RGB	`rgb(204, 54, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 21.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 60%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 74%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 71%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, 58.5, 32.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 66.9, 29.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.04, 15.806, 5.901)`
Decimal	`13383228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bento Box, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CC363C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC363C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CC363C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc363c; }
.text { color: #cc363c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc363c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 54 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc363c, #cc7b36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

See #CC363C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC363C?: #CC363C is a moderate red known as Bento Box. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bento Box?: The RGB value is 204, 54, 60: 204 red, 54 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bento Box?: The complementary color is #36CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC363C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.