#cc474b Color Information

#cc474b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cc474b, and its official name is English Vermillion. In RGB, it consists of 80.0% Red, 27.8% Green, and 29.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 65.2% Magenta, 63.2% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 358.2°, with saturation of 56.6% and lightness of 53.9%. The decimal value for #cc474b is 13387595, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cc474b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#cc474b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorEnglish Vermillion Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color204, 71, 75 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.0%, 27.8%, 29.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.200, 0.722, 0.706 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.652, 0.632, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color358.2°, 56.6%, 53.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color358.2°, 65.2%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.425, 17.852, 8.604 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color204, 71, 75 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13387595 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color49.316, 52.834, 26.789 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)49.316, 59.237, 26.887 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color49.316, 99.532, 19.621 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color42.251, 46.148, 17.502 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.518, 0.325, 17.852 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291577675 / 0xffcc474b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cc474b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cc474b, its pure hue is 358.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cc474b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a0909 to #b33e42.

Tints of #cc474b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cc474b, its pure hue is 358.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, and its lightness is 53.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cc474b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d25e62 to #f9e8e9.

Tones of #cc474b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cc474b, its pure hue is 358.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cc474b, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff141b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cc474b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cc474b! For #cc474b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cc474b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cc474b

This color, #cc474b, consists of 80.0% Red, 27.8% Green, and 29.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 204, Green = 71, Blue = 75. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cc474b is 0% Cyan, 65.2% Magenta, 63.2% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.0%
C0.0%
G27.8%
M65.2%
B29.4%
Y63.2%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 204 71 75
Octal 314 107 113
Hexa #cc #47 #4b
Binary 11001100 01000111 01001011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 65 63 19
Octal 0 101 77 23
Hexa #00 #41 #3f #13
Binary 00000000 01000001 00111111 00010011

Analogous Colors of #cc474b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cc474b — which has hue 358.2° — its analogous colors are located at 28.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc474b.

Triadic Colors of #cc474b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cc474b — which has hue 358.2° — its triadic colors are located at 118.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc474b.

Complementary Color of #cc474b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cc474b — which has hue 358.2° — its complementary color is located at 178.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc474b.

Split Complementary Colors of #cc474b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cc474b — which has hue 358.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 148.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc474b.

Tetradic Colors of #cc474b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cc474b — which has hue 358.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 268.2°, 358.2°, 88.2°, and 178.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc474b.

Monochromatic Colors of #cc474b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cc474b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6a3335 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f29699 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cc474b

We want to make getting started with #cc474b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cc474b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cc474b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cc474b with other HTML elements.

#cc474b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cc474b.
<span style="color: #cc474b;">The color of this text is #cc474b.</span>

#cc474b Background Color

The background color for this text is #cc474b.
<div style="background-color: #cc474b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cc474b.</div>

#cc474b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cc474b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cc474b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cc474b.</span>

#cc474b Border Color

This is a div with border color #cc474b.
<div style="border: #cc474b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cc474b.</div>

#cc474b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc474b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc474b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc474b on a white background.</div></div>

#cc474b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc474b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc474b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc474b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cc474b to White

This is a gradient from #cc474b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc474b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc474b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc474b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc474b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc474b to white.</div>

Gradient from #cc474b to Black

This is a gradient from #cc474b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc474b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc474b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc474b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc474b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc474b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cc474b

In addition to using #cc474b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cc474b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cc474b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 204, Green = 71, Blue = 75). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cc474b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cc474b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(204, 71, 75)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cc474b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cc474b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cc474b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(204, 71, 75);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cc474b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:204, green:71, blue:75, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:204 green:71 blue:75 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(204f, 71f, 75f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(204, 71, 75);
 

#cc474b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cc474b the same way. For those with color blindness, #cc474b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cc474b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cc474b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cc474b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cc474b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cc474b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #cc474b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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