HEX atlas value

#CC3633

#CC3633 is a warm red HEX color close to Persian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 54, 51, HSL 1, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.1571, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#CC3633 Sample readable text

HEX #CC3633

RGB rgb(204, 54, 51)

HSL hsl(1 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 74, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.1571

Contrast Black 4.14:1White 5.07:1

CSS

--color-cc3633: #CC3633;
.background-cc3633 { background-color: #CC3633; }
.text-cc3633 { color: #CC3633; }

Luminance0.1571

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.07:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CC3633","rgb":[204,54,51],"hsl":[1,60,50],"cmyk":[0,74,75,20],"luminance":0.1571,"contrast":{"black":4.14,"white":5.07}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#33C9CC","hex":"#33C9CC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.37,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#832221","hex":"#832221","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.22,"contrastWhite":9.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#DE7E7C","hex":"#DE7E7C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.38,"contrastWhite":2.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#CC8233","hex":"#CC8233","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.81,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Persian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cc3633.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#33C9CC","analogous":["#CC337D","#CC8233"],"triadic":["#33CC36","#3633CC"],"tetradic":["#7DCC33","#33C9CC","#8233CC"],"splitComplementary":["#33CC82","#337DCC"],"monochromatic":["#DE7E7C","#CC3633","#832221"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DE7E7C","dark":"#832221","saturated":"#E81A17","desaturated":"#B0514F","pastel":"#DCA4A3","neon":"#FF2C29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":3},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":18},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":36.945906403822335}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CC3633

#CC3633 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #CC3633 is visually closest to Persian Red, a named red color with HEX #CC3333.

The RGB channels are 204, 54, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 60% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1571, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.07:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CC3633 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.07:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#33C9CC#000000 text · best 10.37:1#33C9CC

#832221#FFFFFF text · best 9.48:1#832221

#DE7E7C#000000 text · best 7.38:1#DE7E7C

#CC8233#000000 text · best 6.81:1#CC8233

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

Generated Palette

#CC3633#CC3633

#33C9CC#33C9CC

#CC337D#CC337D

#CC8233#CC8233

#DE7E7C#DE7E7C

#832221#832221

Color Harmonies

#33C9CC#33C9CC

#CC337D#CC337D

#CC8233#CC8233

#33CC36#33CC36

#3633CC#3633CC

Variants

#DE7E7C#DE7E7C

#832221#832221

#E81A17#E81A17

#B0514F#B0514F

#DCA4A3#DCA4A3

#FF2C29#FF2C29

Nearest Named Colors

Persian Red#CC3333

Poppy Red#DC343B

Vermilion#E34234

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Firebrick#B22222

#CC3633

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CC3633

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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