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#C2350A Color

#C2350A is rgb(194, 53, 10) in RGB, hsl(14, 90%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 95%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2350A
HEX#C2350A
RGBrgb(194, 53, 10)
HSLhsl(14, 90%, 40%)
HSVhsv(14, 95%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 95%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.184 35.1)
LABlab(45.04% 55.44 54.94)
LCHlch(45.04% 78.05 44.74)

What #C2350A 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 #C2350A, 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.

#C2350A Channel Values

How #C2350A 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 53 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 90% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 95% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 95% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.52:1 vs white · 3.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2350A 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 text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C2350A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2350A; 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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Tints & Shades of #C2350A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2350A.

How #C2350A 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#C2350A
Protanopia#626203
Protanomaly#925306
Deuteranopia#7C7C00
Deuteranomaly#9D6700
Tritanopia#C33232
Tritanomaly#C23327
Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #C2350A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2350a: #C2350A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2350A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2350a': '#C2350A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.208, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_c2350a">#C2350A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2350A"

More Red Colors

#C2350A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2350A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2350A?

#C2350A is a mid-tone red — rgb(194, 53, 10) in RGB and hsl(14, 90%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.31.

What is the RGB value of #C2350A?

#C2350A is rgb(194, 53, 10) — red 194, green 53, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2350A?

#C2350A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 95%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2350A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C2350A scores 5.52:1 against white and 3.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2350A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2350A 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 16.63, which is visibly different.

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