#c6282a

Color #c6282a

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c6282a

RGB

rgb(198, 40, 42)

HSL

hsl(359.2, 66.4%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(359.2, 79.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 78.8%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(43.79, 60.35, 39.23)

LCH

lch(43.79, 71.98, 33.03)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.1935, 26.19)

HWB

hwb(359.2, 15.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#28c6c4

Analogous

#c62879

#c6282a

#c67528

Triadic

#c6282a

#2ac628

#282ac6

Split-complementary

#c6282a

#28c675

#2879c6

Tetradic

#c6282a

#c6c428

#28c6c4

#282ac6

Square

#c6282a

#79c628

#28c6c4

#7528c6

Shades

Color #c6282a mixed toward black.

#a52123

#841b1c

#631415

#420d0e

#210707

Tints

Color #c6282a mixed toward white.

#d94345

#e1686a

#e88e8f

#f0b4b4

#f7d9da

Tones

Color #c6282a mixed toward gray.

#b93537

#ac4244

#9f5051

#915d5d

#846a6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a2a · ΔE 50.3

Deuteranopia

#a2aa29 · ΔE 55.4

Tritanopia

#c22929 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6282a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6282a]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c6282a (#c6282a) is rgb(198, 40, 42) in RGB.

No, #c6282a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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