What color is #CC4411?

#CC4411 is a vivid orange known as Fire Bolt. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC4411?

The RGB value is 204, 68, 17: 204 red, 68 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC4411?

The complementary color is #1199CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC4411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC4411 color

#CC4411 rgb(204, 68, 17)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CC4411 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 26.7% green and 6.7% blue (204, 68, 17).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 92% yellow and 20% black.

This exact color is also called Fire Bolt.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#CC4411 color codes

HEX	`#CC4411`
RGB	`rgb(204, 68, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 26.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 92%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, 51.91, 54.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 75.51, 46.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.073, 17.016, 2.389)`
Decimal	`13386769`
Short hex	`#C41`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC4411, 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 #CC4411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC4411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #CC4411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc4411; }
.text { color: #cc4411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc4411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 68 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc4411, #cca211); }

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Questions

What color is #CC4411?: #CC4411 is a vivid orange known as Fire Bolt. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC4411?: The RGB value is 204, 68, 17: 204 red, 68 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC4411?: The complementary color is #1199CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC4411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.