What color is #CC4400?

#CC4400 is a vivid orange known as Mellow Mango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mellow Mango?

The RGB value is 204, 68, 0: 204 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mellow Mango?

The complementary color is #0088CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC4400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mellow Mango color: hex code #CC4400

#CC4400 rgb(204, 68, 0)

Shades of orange

Mellow Mango has the hex code #CC4400. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (204, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Mellow Mango (#CC4400) color codes

HEX	`#CC4400`
RGB	`rgb(204, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, 51.72, 59.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 78.66, 48.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.972, 16.976, 1.856)`
Decimal	`13386752`
Short hex	`#C40`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mellow Mango, 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 #CC4400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC4400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #CC4400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc4400; }
.text { color: #cc4400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc4400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc4400, #ccaa00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CC4400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC4400?: #CC4400 is a vivid orange known as Mellow Mango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mellow Mango?: The RGB value is 204, 68, 0: 204 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mellow Mango?: The complementary color is #0088CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC4400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.