What color is #CC5500?

#CC5500 is a vivid orange known as Burnt Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burnt Orange?

The RGB value is 204, 85, 0: 204 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burnt Orange?

The complementary color is #0077CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC5500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burnt Orange color: hex code #CC5500

#CC5500 rgb(204, 85, 0)

Shades of orange

Burnt Orange has the hex code #CC5500. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 33.3% green and 0% blue (204, 85, 0).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

Burnt Orange (#CC5500) color codes

HEX	`#CC5500`
RGB	`rgb(204, 85, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 33.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, 44.16, 60.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 75.12, 54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.154, 19.338, 2.25)`
Decimal	`13391104`
Short hex	`#C50`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burnt Orange, 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 #CC5500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC5500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	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 #CC5500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc5500; }
.text { color: #cc5500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc5500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 85 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc5500, #ccbb00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CC5500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC5500?: #CC5500 is a vivid orange known as Burnt Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burnt Orange?: The RGB value is 204, 85, 0: 204 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burnt Orange?: The complementary color is #0077CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC5500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.