Palettes / Colors / #CC5151

#CC5151 — Red

#CC5151 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#CC5151 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #51CDCD; it also sits naturally between #CD518F and #CD8F51. 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 32% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 60% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CC5151

.text { color: #CC5151; }
.background { background-color: #CC5151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC5151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 81, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 55%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC5151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 81, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC5151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 81, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC5151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC5151">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #51CDCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC5151: #000000.

How #CC5151 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 #CC5151 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC5151?

#CC5151 is Red, a red color (RGB 204, 81, 81). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC5151?

#CC5151 is RGB 204, 81, 81 — HSL 0°, 55%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 60%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC5151?

Its complement is #51CDCD; analogous partners are #CD518F and #CD8F51. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC5151 for text?

Black text on #CC5151 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.32:1.