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#C04621 Color

#C04621 is rgb(192, 70, 33) in RGB, hsl(14, 71%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 83%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C04621
HEX#C04621
RGBrgb(192, 70, 33)
HSLhsl(14, 71%, 44%)
HSVhsv(14, 83%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 83%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.164 36.8)
LABlab(47.25% 48.56 47.42)
LCHlch(47.25% 67.88 44.32)

What #C04621 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C04621, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C04621 Channel Values

How #C04621 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 70 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 71% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 83% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 83% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C04621 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C04621

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C04621; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C04621

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C04621.

How #C04621 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C04621
Protanopia#69691E
Protanomaly#945D1F
Deuteranopia#808007
Deuteranomaly#9E6D15
Tritanopia#C14343
Tritanomaly#C14438
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C04621 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c04621: #C04621;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C04621;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c04621': '#C04621' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.275, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_c04621">#C04621</color>
SVG fillfill="#C04621"

More Red Colors

#C04621 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C04621 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C04621?

#C04621 is a mid-tone red — rgb(192, 70, 33) in RGB and hsl(14, 71%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #C04621?

#C04621 is rgb(192, 70, 33) — red 192, green 70, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C04621?

#C04621 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 83%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C04621 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C04621 scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C04621 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C04621 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 13.68, which is visibly different.

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