Close to Fire Engine Red
#CC282E
#CC282E is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Fire Engine Red. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 15.7% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 67% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CC282E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.37:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.91:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CC282E as they’d see it.
#CC282E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CC282E
What color is #CC282E?
#CC282E is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Fire Engine Red. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 15.7% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 67% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #CC282E in RGB?
#CC282E is rgb(204, 40, 46): 204 red, 40 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CC282E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 80, 77, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CC282E?
PANTONE 1795 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CC282E?
Its complement #007774 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.