Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Traffic Red

Traffic Red is a vibrant red color with HEX #CC0605. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 204, 6, 5, HSL 0, 95%, 41%, warm temperature, and is useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes.

#CC0605 red warm vibrant
HEX #CC0605
RGB rgb(204, 6, 5)
HSL hsl(0 95% 41%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 97, 98, 20)
Luminance 0.1298
Contrast Black 3.6:1White 5.84:1

CSS Utilities

--color-traffic-red: #CC0605;
.bg-traffic-red { background-color: #CC0605; }
.text-traffic-red { color: #CC0605; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1298
Black text3.6:1AA Fail
White text5.84:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#CC0605",
  "rgb": [
    204,
    6,
    5
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    95,
    41
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    97,
    98,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1298,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.6,
    "white": 5.84
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#05CCCC",
  "analogous": [
    "#CC0569",
    "#CC6905"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#05CC05",
    "#0505CC"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#69CC05",
    "#05CCCC",
    "#6905CC"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#05CC69",
    "#0569CC"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FA3333",
    "#CC0605",
    "#720303"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FA3333",
  "dark": "#720303",
  "saturated": "#D10000",
  "desaturated": "#B51C1C",
  "pastel": "#EE6363",
  "neon": "#FA0000"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#05CCCC",
    "#CC0569",
    "#CC6905"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#B51C1C",
    "#FA3333"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FA3333",
    "#B51C1C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "cadmium-red",
    "anodized-red",
    "cherry-red"
  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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    "/wcag/traffic-red",
    "/css/colors/traffic-red",
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  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/traffic-red",
      "/wcag/traffic-red",
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      "/hex/cc0605"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "traffic-red",
  "name": "Traffic Red",
  "hex": "#CC0605",
  "uses": [
    "industrial design",
    "safety systems",
    "hardware palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "utility",
      "visibility",
      "precision"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "transportation",
      "tools",
      "hardware",
      "signage"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
  },
  "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": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "red",
    "warm",
    "vibrant",
    "industrial-design",
    "safety-systems",
    "hardware-palettes",
    "utility",
    "visibility",
    "precision"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    204,
    6,
    5
  ],
  "hsl": [
    0,
    95,
    41
  ],
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    98,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1298,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.6,
    "white": 5.84
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#05CCCC",
    "analogous": [
      "#CC0569",
      "#CC6905"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#05CC05",
      "#0505CC"
    ],
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      "#69CC05",
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      "#6905CC"
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      "#0569CC"
    ],
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      "#720303"
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    "pastel": "#EE6363",
    "neon": "#FA0000"
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  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
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  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-traffic-red: #CC0605;",
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    "textUtility": ".text-traffic-red { color: #CC0605; }"
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#05CCCC",
      "#CC0569",
      "#CC6905"
    ],
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      "#B51C1C",
      "#FA3333"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FA3333",
      "#B51C1C"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Traffic Red Color

Traffic Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Traffic Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include utility, visibility, and precision, which makes it relevant for transportation and tools. In design work, Traffic Red is most useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Traffic Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #CC0605.Traffic Red CSS utilitiesUse Traffic Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#CC0605 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Traffic Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Traffic Red.Traffic Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Traffic Red against black and white text.

Black text3.6:1AA Fail
White text5.84:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Venetian Red#C80815
Signal Red#E60000
Cadmium Red#E30022
Anodized Red#B00020
Cherry Red#D2042D

Color Harmonies

#05CCCC#05CCCC
#CC0569#CC0569
#CC6905#CC6905
#05CC05#05CC05
#0505CC#0505CC
Open full Traffic Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FA3333#FA3333
#720303#720303
#D10000#D10000
#B51C1C#B51C1C
#EE6363#EE6363
#FA0000#FA0000

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#05CCCC#05CCCC
#CC0569#CC0569
#CC6905#CC6905
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5