What color is #CC1133?

#CC1133 is a vivid red known as Red Tape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Tape?

The RGB value is 204, 17, 51: 204 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Tape?

The complementary color is #11CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC1133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Tape color: hex code #CC1133

#CC1133 rgb(204, 17, 51)

Shades of red

Red Tape has the hex code #CC1133. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 6.7% green and 20% blue (204, 17, 51).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 75% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

Red Tape (#CC1133) color codes

HEX	`#CC1133`
RGB	`rgb(204, 17, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 6.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 75%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, 66.95, 34.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 75.1, 26.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.703, 13.482, 4.38)`
Decimal	`13373747`
Short hex	`#C13`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Tape, 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 #CC1133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC1133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #CC1133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc1133; }
.text { color: #cc1133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc1133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 17 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc1133, #cc4c11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CC1133 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC1133?: #CC1133 is a vivid red known as Red Tape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Tape?: The RGB value is 204, 17, 51: 204 red, 17 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Tape?: The complementary color is #11CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC1133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.