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#CC3333 Persian Red

#CC3333 is a medium, vivid red named Persian Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 20.0% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(204, 51, 51)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 60% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 75% yellow and 20% black. #CC3333 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.14:1.

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Variations of #CC3333

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CC3333 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CC3333 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CC3333 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 62% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #877A2D
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #615831
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A552F
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #877A2D
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9F672E
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E10035
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D52034
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6E6E6E
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D6363

#CC3333 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.14:1 Good#CC3333 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.09:1 Poor#CC3333 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#CC3333 in CSS

/* Persian Red */
.color { color: #CC3333; }
.background { background-color: #CC3333; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CC3333; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 51 51);
color: hsl(0 60% 50%);
color: oklch(0.559 0.190 25.9);

#CC3333 FAQ

What color is #CC3333?

#CC3333 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Persian Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CC3333?

#CC3333 is rgb(204, 51, 51) in RGB, hsl(0, 60%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CC3333?

The complementary color of #CC3333 is #33CCCC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CC3333?

White text has the best contrast on #CC3333: 5.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CC3333 a warm or cool color?

#CC3333 is a warm color.