Palettes / Colors / #CC3000

#CC3000 — Vivid Orange

#CC3000 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the orange family.

#CC3000 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #009CCC; it also sits naturally between #CC0036 and #CC9600. 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 19% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC3000

.text { color: #CC3000; }
.background { background-color: #CC3000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC3000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 48, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC3000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 48, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC3000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 48, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC3000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC3000">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC3000

Tints of #CC3000

Tones of #CC3000

Color harmonies

Complementary — #009CCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC3000: #FFFFFF.

How #CC3000 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 #CC3000 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

← #CC2FFF  ·  #CC3001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC3000?

#CC3000 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 204, 48, 0). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC3000?

#CC3000 is RGB 204, 48, 0 — HSL 14°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 100%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC3000?

Its complement is #009CCC; analogous partners are #CC0036 and #CC9600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC3000 for text?

White text on #CC3000 has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.