#c52212

Color #c52212

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c52212

RGB

rgb(197, 34, 18)

HSL

hsl(5.4, 83.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.4, 90.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 90.9%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(42.86, 61.06, 50.11)

LCH

lch(42.86, 78.99, 39.37)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1988, 30.23)

HWB

hwb(5.4, 7.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#12b5c5

Analogous

#c5125b

#c52212

#c57c12

Triadic

#c52212

#12c522

#2212c5

Split-complementary

#c52212

#12c57c

#125bc5

Tetradic

#c52212

#b5c512

#12b5c5

#2212c5

Square

#c52212

#5bc512

#12b5c5

#7c12c5

Shades

Color #c52212 mixed toward black.

#a41c0f

#83170c

#631109

#420b06

#210603

Tints

Color #c52212 mixed toward white.

#ea301e

#ef5a4b

#f38378

#f7aca5

#fbd6d2

Tones

Color #c52212 mixed toward gray.

#b62e21

#a73b30

#98473f

#89534e

#7b5f5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.61:1

White text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9917 · ΔE 49.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a918 · ΔE 54.1

Tritanopia

#c11a1b · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c52212;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c52212]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c52212 (#c52212) is rgb(197, 34, 18) in RGB.

No, #c52212 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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