#c43c1e

Color #c43c1e

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 11.98 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c43c1e

RGB

rgb(196, 60, 30)

HSL

hsl(10.8, 73.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.8, 84.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 84.7%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(45.72, 52.67, 47.11)

LCH

lch(45.72, 70.66, 41.81)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.1776, 33.77)

HWB

hwb(10.8, 11.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1ea6c4

Analogous

#c41e53

#c43c1e

#c48f1e

Triadic

#c43c1e

#1ec43c

#3c1ec4

Split-complementary

#c43c1e

#1ec48f

#1e53c4

Tetradic

#c43c1e

#a6c41e

#1ea6c4

#3c1ec4

Square

#c43c1e

#53c41e

#1ea6c4

#8f1ec4

Shades

Color #c43c1e mixed toward black.

#a33219

#832814

#621e0f

#41140a

#210a05

Tints

Color #c43c1e mixed toward white.

#e05132

#e6745b

#ec9784

#f2b9ad

#f9dcd6

Tones

Color #c43c1e mixed toward gray.

#b6452c

#a84e3a

#9a5647

#8d5f55

#7f6863

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b28 · ΔE 45

Deuteranopia

#a2aa29 · ΔE 49.6

Tritanopia

#c02e2f · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 27.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c43c1e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c43c1e]

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Salmon #fa8072

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Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c43c1e (#c43c1e) is rgb(196, 60, 30) in RGB.

No, #c43c1e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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