Palettes / Colors / #CC052D

#CC052D — Vivid Red

#CC052D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #CC052D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CC052D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #05CCA4; it also sits naturally between #CC0590 and #CC4105. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 2% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 78% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CC052D

.text { color: #CC052D; }
.background { background-color: #CC052D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC052D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 5, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 95%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC052D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 5, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC052D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 5, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC052D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC052D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #05CCA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC052D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC052D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CC052D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC052D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC052C  ·  #CC052E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC052D?

#CC052D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 204, 5, 45). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC052D?

#CC052D is RGB 204, 5, 45 — HSL 348°, 95%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 78%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC052D?

Its complement is #05CCA4; analogous partners are #CC0590 and #CC4105. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC052D for text?

White text on #CC052D has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.