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#C2000D Color

#C2000D is rgb(194, 0, 13) in RGB, hsl(356, 100%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 93%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Venetian Red (#C80815), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2000D
HEX#C2000D
RGBrgb(194, 0, 13)
HSLhsl(356, 100%, 38%)
HSVhsv(356, 100%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 93%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.209 27.9)
LABlab(41.26% 65.87 52.20)
LCHlch(41.26% 84.04 38.40)

What #C2000D 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 #C2000D, 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.

#C2000D Channel Values

How #C2000D 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 194 · G 0 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 100% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 100% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 93% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.36:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2000D 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 text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2000D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2000D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2000D; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C2000D

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 #C2000D.

How #C2000D 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#C2000D
Protanopia#565605
Protanomaly#8E4208
Deuteranopia#757500
Deuteranomaly#9A5C00
Tritanopia#C20202
Tritanomaly#C20106
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2000D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2000d: #C2000D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2000D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2000d': '#C2000D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.000, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_c2000d">#C2000D</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2000D"

More Red Colors

#C2000D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2000D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2000D?

#C2000D is a dark red — rgb(194, 0, 13) in RGB and hsl(356, 100%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Venetian Red (#C80815), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.45.

What is the RGB value of #C2000D?

#C2000D is rgb(194, 0, 13) — red 194, green 0, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2000D?

#C2000D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 93%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2000D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C2000D scores 6.36:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2000D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2000D 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 16.05, which is visibly different.

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