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#CC3700

#cc3700 ≈ Sinopia

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc3700 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.57% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.04% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 16.18°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sinopia (#cb410b), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #cc3700
  2. #0095cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc3700
  2. #00cc9d
  3. #002fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc002f
  2. #cc3700
  3. #cc9d00

Triadic

  1. #cc3700
  2. #00cc37
  3. #3700cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3700
  2. #95cc00
  3. #0095cc
  4. #3700cc

Square

  1. #cc3700
  2. #2fcc00
  3. #0095cc
  4. #9d00cc

Monochromatic

  1. #330e00
  2. #802200
  3. #cc3700
  4. #ff571a
  5. #ff8f66

Shades

#cc3700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3700
  2. #b83200
  3. #a32c00
  4. #8f2700
  5. #7a2100
  6. #661c00
  7. #521600
  8. #3d1100
  9. #290b00
  10. #140600
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3700
  2. #d14b1a
  3. #d65f33
  4. #db734d
  5. #e08766
  6. #e69b80
  7. #ebaf99
  8. #f0c3b3
  9. #f5d7cc
  10. #faebe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3700
  2. #c43e0d
  3. #bd461a
  4. #b54d26
  5. #ae5433
  6. #a65c40
  7. #9e634d
  8. #976a5a
  9. #8f7166
  10. #887973
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5d56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a96600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91624 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3700 {
  color: #cc3700;
}
Background
.bg-cc3700 {
  background-color: #cc3700;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3700 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 55 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3700, #cc9d00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 55 0 / 0.35);
}

#cb410b Sinopia ΔE 1.69 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 2.96 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.06 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.44 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.94 #e62020 Lust ΔE 8.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 8.40 #33c8ff Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Sinopia
#cc3700  rgb(204, 55, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 40%)  Sinopia
#0095cc  rgb(0, 149, 204)  hsl(196, 100%, 40%)  Carolina Blue
#00cc37  rgb(0, 204, 55)  hsl(136, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#3700cc  rgb(55, 0, 204)  hsl(256, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue