HEX Color #CC5D1D (Chocolate)

About #CC5D1D

The precise color #CC5D1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Chocolate. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 93, 29).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 54% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 21.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC5D1D

RGB204, 93, 29

HSL21.9°, 75.1%, 45.7%

CMYK0%, 54%, 86%, 20%

HSV21.9°, 85.8%, 80.0%

LAB52.7, 40.7, 54.0

XYZ29.0, 20.8, 3.6

Decimal13393181

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC5D1D #1D8BCB

Analogous

#CB1D34 #CBB41D

Triadic

#1DCB5D #5C1DCB

Tetradic

#34CB1D #1D8BCB #B41DCB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC5D1D

#D16F36

#D7814F

#DD9368

#E2A581

#E8B79A

#EEC9B3

#F3DBCC

#F9EDE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC5D1D

#B55219

#9E4816

#883E13

#713310

#5A290C

#441F09

#2D1406

#160A03

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.08:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.15:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.90:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.38:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC5D1D; }

.text-color { color: #CC5D1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC5D1D; }

Similar Colors

Chocolate

#D2691E