#c21600

Color #c21600

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 18.73 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c21600

RGB

rgb(194, 22, 0)

HSL

hsl(6.8, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.8, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 88.7%, 100%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(41.29, 62.53, 55.04)

LCH

lch(41.29, 83.3, 41.35)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.2033, 30.73)

HWB

hwb(6.8, 0%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00acc2

Analogous

#c2004b

#c21600

#c27700

Triadic

#c21600

#00c216

#1600c2

Split-complementary

#c21600

#00c277

#004bc2

Tetradic

#c21600

#acc200

#00acc2

#1600c2

Square

#c21600

#4bc200

#00acc2

#7700c2

Shades

Color #c21600 mixed toward black.

#a21200

#810f00

#610b00

#410700

#200400

Tints

Color #c21600 mixed toward white.

#f61c00

#ff442c

#ff7361

#ffa296

#ffd0ca

Tones

Color #c21600 mixed toward gray.

#b22210

#a22f20

#913b30

#814841

#715451

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.41:1

White text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979606 · ΔE 49.3

Deuteranopia

#9ea608 · ΔE 54.2

Tritanopia

#be0b0c · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 29

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c21600;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c21600]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c21600 (#c21600) is rgb(194, 22, 0) in RGB.

No, #c21600 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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