Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#CC0605

#CC0605 is a warm red HEX color nearest Traffic Red. RGB 204, 6, 5, HSL 0° 95% 41%, luminance 0.1298; view contrast and conversions.

redwarmvibrant
#CC0605 Sample readable text
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

--color-cc0605: #CC0605;
.background-cc0605 { background-color: #CC0605; }
.text-cc0605 { color: #CC0605; }

HEX meaning and use

About #CC0605

#CC0605 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #CC0605 is visually closest to Traffic Red, a named red color with HEX #CC0605.

The RGB channels are 204, 6, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 95% saturation and 41% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1298, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.6:1AA Fail
White text5.84:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CC0605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.6:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.84:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#720303#720303 · #FFFFFF text · best 12.14:1#05CCCC#05CCCC · #000000 text · best 10.52:1Anodized Red#B00020 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.33:1#B51C1C#B51C1C · #FFFFFF text · best 6.67:1Venetian Red#C80815 · #FFFFFF text · best 6:1

Generated Palette

Traffic Red#CC0605
#05CCCC#05CCCC
#CC0569#CC0569
#CC6905#CC6905
#FA3333#FA3333
#720303#720303

Color Harmonies

#05CCCC#05CCCC
#CC0569#CC0569
#CC6905#CC6905
#05CC05#05CC05
#0505CC#0505CC

Variants

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

Nearest Named Colors

Traffic Red#CC0605
Venetian Red#C80815
Signal Red#E60000
Cadmium Red#E30022
Anodized Red#B00020

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, 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":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#720303","hex":"#720303","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.73,"contrastWhite":12.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#05CCCC","hex":"#05CCCC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.52,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.87,"contrastWhite":7.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#B51C1C","hex":"#B51C1C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.15,"contrastWhite":6.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.5,"contrastWhite":6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Traffic Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cc0605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/signal-red.json"]}
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"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":0},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"signal-red","name":"Signal Red","hex":"#E60000","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"cadmium-red","name":"Cadmium Red","hex":"#E30022","distance":37.49666651850535},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":39.35733730830886}]
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