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#CC4E45 closest to Horror Snob

#CC4E45 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Horror Snob. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 30.6% green and 27.1% blue (rgb(204, 78, 69)). Its HSL value is 4° hue, 57% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 66% yellow and 20% black. #CC4E45 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.74:1.

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Variations of #CC4E45

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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#CC4E45 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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#CC4E45 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CC4E45 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8F8242
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F6743
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #916442
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F8242
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A37342
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DF324D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D44448
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #936F6E

#CC4E45 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.43:1 Poor#CC4E45 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.74:1 Good#CC4E45 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CC4E45 in CSS

/* Horror Snob */
.color { color: #CC4E45; }
.background { background-color: #CC4E45; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CC4E45; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 78 69);
color: hsl(4 57% 54%);
color: oklch(0.591 0.162 27.2);

#CC4E45 FAQ

What color is #CC4E45?

#CC4E45 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Horror Snob. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CC4E45?

#CC4E45 is rgb(204, 78, 69) in RGB, hsl(4, 57%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 62%, 66%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CC4E45?

The complementary color of #CC4E45 is #45C3CC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CC4E45?

Black text has the best contrast on #CC4E45: 4.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CC4E45 a warm or cool color?

#CC4E45 is a warm color.