What color is #CC1100?

#CC1100 is a vivid red known as Vampire State Building. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vampire State Building?

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

What is the complementary color of Vampire State Building?

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

Is black or white text better on #CC1100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vampire State Building color: hex code #CC1100

#CC1100 rgb(204, 17, 0)

Shades of red

Vampire State Building has the hex code #CC1100. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (204, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

Vampire State Building (#CC1100) color codes

HEX	`#CC1100`
RGB	`rgb(204, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.13, 65.95, 57.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.13, 87.18, 40.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.106, 13.243, 1.234)`
Decimal	`13373696`
Short hex	`#C10`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vampire State Building, 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 #CC1100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC1100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #CC1100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc1100; }
.text { color: #cc1100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc1100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc1100, #cc7700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #CC1100 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC1100?: #CC1100 is a vivid red known as Vampire State Building. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vampire State Building?: The RGB value is 204, 17, 0: 204 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vampire State Building?: The complementary color is #00BBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC1100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.