#c42149

Color #c42149

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 16.33 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 4.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c42149

RGB

rgb(196, 33, 73)

HSL

hsl(345.3, 71.2%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.3, 83.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 83.2%, 62.8%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(43.22, 62.99, 19.84)

LCH

lch(43.22, 66.04, 17.48)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1951, 14.27)

HWB

hwb(345.3, 12.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21c49c

Analogous

#c4219a

#c42149

#c44b21

Triadic

#c42149

#49c421

#2149c4

Split-complementary

#c42149

#21c44b

#219ac4

Tetradic

#c42149

#c49c21

#21c49c

#2149c4

Square

#c42149

#9ac421

#21c49c

#4b21c4

Shades

Color #c42149 mixed toward black.

#a31b3d

#831631

#621024

#410b18

#21050c

Tints

Color #c42149 mixed toward white.

#dd375f

#e45f7f

#eb879f

#f2afbf

#f8d7df

Tones

Color #c42149 mixed toward gray.

#b62f50

#a93c57

#9b4a5e

#8e5765

#80656c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999842 · ΔE 53.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a840 · ΔE 59.4

Tritanopia

#c03b3a · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c42149;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c42149]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c42149 (#c42149) is rgb(196, 33, 73) in RGB.

No, #c42149 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c42149, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast