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Named color

Persian Red

Persian Red color #CC3333: RGB 204, 51, 51 and HSL 0°, 60%, 50%. Explore its warm red profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#CC3333 red warm balanced
HEX #CC3333
RGB rgb(204, 51, 51)
HSL hsl(0 60% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 75, 75, 20)
Luminance 0.1544
Contrast Black 4.09:1White 5.14:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-persian-red: #CC3333;
.bg-persian-red { background-color: #CC3333; }
.text-persian-red { color: #CC3333; }
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Color meaning and use

About Persian Red Color

Persian Red uses HEX #CC3333, RGB 204, 51, 51, and HSL 0°, 60%, 50%. The dataset classifies it in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.1544; black contrast is 4.09:1 and white contrast is 5.14:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Persian Red against black and white text.

Black text4.09:1AA Fail
White text5.14:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Persian Red Color Reference Infographic

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Persian Red color reference infographic showing #CC3333, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Persian Red color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#33CCCC#33CCCC#CC3380#CC3380#CC8033#CC8033#33CC33#33CC33#3333CC#3333CC
Open full Persian Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DE7C7C#DE7C7C#832121#832121#E81717#E81717#B04F4F#B04F4F#DCA3A3#DCA3A3#FF2929#FF2929

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#33CCCC#33CCCC#CC3380#CC3380#CC8033#CC8033Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1544
Black text4.09:1AA Fail
White text5.14:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#CC3333",
  "rgb": [
    204,
    51,
    51
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    60,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    75,
    75,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1544,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.09,
    "white": 5.14
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#33CCCC",
  "analogous": [
    "#CC3380",
    "#CC8033"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#33CC33",
    "#3333CC"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#80CC33",
    "#33CCCC",
    "#7F33CC"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#33CC80",
    "#337FCC"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#DE7C7C",
    "#CC3333",
    "#832121"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DE7C7C",
  "dark": "#832121",
  "saturated": "#E81717",
  "desaturated": "#B04F4F",
  "pastel": "#DCA3A3",
  "neon": "#FF2929"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#33CCCC",
    "#CC3380",
    "#CC8033"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#B04F4F",
    "#DE7C7C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DE7C7C",
    "#B04F4F"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "poppy-red",
    "vermilion",
    "firebrick",
    "cinnabar",
    "crimson"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "persian-red"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "persian-red-vs-poppy-red",
    "persian-red-vs-vermilion"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/red",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/persian-red",
    "/wcag/persian-red",
    "/css/colors/persian-red",
    "/hex/cc3333",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/red",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/persian-red"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/poppy-red",
      "/colors/vermilion",
      "/colors/firebrick",
      "/colors/cinnabar",
      "/colors/crimson",
      "/compare/persian-red-vs-poppy-red",
      "/compare/persian-red-vs-vermilion",
      "/harmonies/persian-red",
      "/wcag/persian-red",
      "/css/colors/persian-red",
      "/hex/cc3333",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "persian-red",
  "name": "Persian Red",
  "hex": "#CC3333",
  "uses": [
    "historical references",
    "pigment palettes",
    "cultural color systems"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "heritage",
      "craft",
      "specificity"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "museum design",
      "education",
      "editorial research",
      "cultural references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "generic unlabeled palette systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "red",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "historical-references",
    "pigment-palettes",
    "cultural-color-systems",
    "heritage",
    "craft",
    "specificity"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
    204,
    51,
    51
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    60,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    75,
    75,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1544,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.09,
    "white": 5.14
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#33CCCC",
    "analogous": [
      "#CC3380",
      "#CC8033"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#33CC33",
      "#3333CC"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#80CC33",
      "#33CCCC",
      "#7F33CC"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#33CC80",
      "#337FCC"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#DE7C7C",
      "#CC3333",
      "#832121"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#DE7C7C",
    "dark": "#832121",
    "saturated": "#E81717",
    "desaturated": "#B04F4F",
    "pastel": "#DCA3A3",
    "neon": "#FF2929"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-persian-red: #CC3333;",
    "utility": ".bg-persian-red { background-color: #CC3333; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-persian-red { color: #CC3333; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "poppy-red",
    "vermilion",
    "firebrick",
    "cinnabar",
    "crimson"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "persian-red"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "persian-red-vs-poppy-red",
    "persian-red-vs-vermilion"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/red",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/persian-red",
    "/wcag/persian-red",
    "/css/colors/persian-red",
    "/hex/cc3333",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/red",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/persian-red"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/poppy-red",
      "/colors/vermilion",
      "/colors/firebrick",
      "/colors/cinnabar",
      "/colors/crimson",
      "/compare/persian-red-vs-poppy-red",
      "/compare/persian-red-vs-vermilion",
      "/harmonies/persian-red",
      "/wcag/persian-red",
      "/css/colors/persian-red",
      "/hex/cc3333",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#33CCCC",
      "#CC3380",
      "#CC8033"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#B04F4F",
      "#DE7C7C"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#DE7C7C",
      "#B04F4F"
    ]
  }
}
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Cinnabar#E44D2E
Crimson#DC143C

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