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#CC4E31 — Red

#CC4E31 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CC4E31 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.

#CC4E31 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 #32B1CD; it also sits naturally between #CD3263 and #CD9C32. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC4E31 · RGB 204, 78, 49

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Color values

HEX#CC4E31
RGB204, 78, 49
HSL11°, 61%, 50%
HSV11°, 76%, 80%
CMYK0%, 62%, 76%, 20%
XYZ28.18, 18.51, 4.99
Yxy18.51, 0.5453, 0.3581
CIE-Lab50.11, 48.46, 42.39
Hunter Lab43.02, 44.64, 21.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 76% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC4E31 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC4E31 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC4E31

.text { color: #CC4E31; }
.background { background-color: #CC4E31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC4E31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 78, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 61%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC4E31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 78, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC4E31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 78, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC4E31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC4E31">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC4E31

#B9462D#A84029#943824#833220#6F2A1B#5A2216#4A1C12#35140D#250E09#100604

Tints of #CC4E31

#D26046#D66E57#DB806B#DF8E7C#E4A090#E9B1A5#EDBFB5#F2D1CA#F6DFDA#FBF1EF

Tones of #CC4E31

#C2563D#B85C47#AC6353#A16B5E#95726A#8B7874

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32B1CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.47:1 AA large only
Against black text4.70:1 AA

Best text color on #CC4E31: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC4E31

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CC4E31: ·

How #CC4E31 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #959438Deuteranopia · #9DA63ATritanopia · #C63E3F

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC4E31 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Cinder
#3C2AA5 · #CD4E38 · #2FBA44 · #BEBDE6
Mellow Dusk
#9E2A20 · #D04E29 · #F28737 · #F2E6B1
Tranquil Opal
#1D9A3B · #562DD8 · #CE4F26 · #A9E5BF
Frozen Bloom
#651329 · #CB4529 · #795721 · #9FA62A
Palette C44a3a
#C44A3A · #D97A2B · #F2D479 · #6FAF4F
Crimson Marble
#DE7A59 · #C44E27 · #8B391D · #72321C

Similar colors

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

#CD4E38#D04E29#CE4F26#CB4529#C44A3A#C44E27#D65139#D34C26#C75D2C#D94D26#CF3E38#C63D2F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC4E30  ·  #CC4E32 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC4E31?

#CC4E31 is Red, a red color (RGB 204, 78, 49). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC4E31?

#CC4E31 is RGB 204, 78, 49 — HSL 11°, 61%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 76%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC4E31?

Its complement is #32B1CD; analogous partners are #CD3263 and #CD9C32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC4E31 for text?

Black text on #CC4E31 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.