What color is #CC2200?

#CC2200 is a vivid red known as Piment Piquant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Piment Piquant?

The RGB value is 204, 34, 0: 204 red, 34 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Piment Piquant?

The complementary color is #00AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC2200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Piment Piquant color: hex code #CC2200

#CC2200 rgb(204, 34, 0)

Shades of red

Piment Piquant has the hex code #CC2200. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 13.3% green and 0% blue (204, 34, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

Piment Piquant (#CC2200) color codes

HEX	`#CC2200`
RGB	`rgb(204, 34, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 13.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, 62.85, 57.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 85.14, 42.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.477, 13.986, 1.358)`
Decimal	`13378048`
Short hex	`#C20`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Piment Piquant, 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 #CC2200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC2200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #CC2200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc2200; }
.text { color: #cc2200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc2200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 34 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc2200, #cc8800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

See #CC2200 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC2200?: #CC2200 is a vivid red known as Piment Piquant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Piment Piquant?: The RGB value is 204, 34, 0: 204 red, 34 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Piment Piquant?: The complementary color is #00AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC2200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.