#c42628

Color #c42628

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c42628

RGB

rgb(196, 38, 40)

HSL

hsl(359.2, 67.5%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(359.2, 80.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 79.6%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(43.18, 60.25, 39.59)

LCH

lch(43.18, 72.09, 33.31)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.1932, 26.33)

HWB

hwb(359.2, 14.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#26c4c2

Analogous

#c42677

#c42628

#c47326

Triadic

#c42628

#28c426

#2628c4

Split-complementary

#c42628

#26c473

#2677c4

Tetradic

#c42628

#c4c226

#26c4c2

#2628c4

Square

#c42628

#77c426

#26c4c2

#7326c4

Shades

Color #c42628 mixed toward black.

#a32021

#83191b

#621314

#410d0d

#210607

Tints

Color #c42628 mixed toward white.

#da3e41

#e16567

#e98b8d

#f0b2b3

#f8d8d9

Tones

Color #c42628 mixed toward gray.

#b73335

#aa4042

#9d4e4f

#8f5b5b

#826868

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9928 · ΔE 50.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a827 · ΔE 55.3

Tritanopia

#c02727 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c42628;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c42628]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c42628 (#c42628) is rgb(196, 38, 40) in RGB.

No, #c42628 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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