Palettes / Colors / #CC1C19

#CC1C19 — Vivid Red

#CC1C19 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#CC1C19 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 #19C9CC; it also sits naturally between #CC1970 and #CC7619. 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 11% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 88% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC1C19

.text { color: #CC1C19; }
.background { background-color: #CC1C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC1C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 28, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 78%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC1C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 28, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC1C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 28, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC1C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC1C19">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC1C19

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Tones of #CC1C19

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19C9CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC1C19: #FFFFFF.

How #CC1C19 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 #CC1C19 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

← #CC1C18  ·  #CC1C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC1C19?

#CC1C19 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 204, 28, 25). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC1C19?

#CC1C19 is RGB 204, 28, 25 — HSL 1°, 78%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 88%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC1C19?

Its complement is #19C9CC; analogous partners are #CC1970 and #CC7619. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC1C19 for text?

White text on #CC1C19 has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.75:1.