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#C24D1E Color

#C24D1E is rgb(194, 77, 30) in RGB, hsl(17, 73%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 85%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C24D1E
HEX#C24D1E
RGBrgb(194, 77, 30)
HSLhsl(17, 73%, 44%)
HSVhsv(17, 85%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 85%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.161 40)
LABlab(48.76% 46.21 50.16)
LCHlch(48.76% 68.20 47.35)

What #C24D1E 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 #C24D1E, 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 brown in the library.

#C24D1E Channel Values

How #C24D1E 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 77 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 73% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 85% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 85% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C24D1E 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 text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C24D1E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C24D1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C24D1E; 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 #C24D1E

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 #C24D1E.

How #C24D1E 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#C24D1E
Protanopia#6D6D1B
Protanomaly#97621C
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#A07110
Tritanopia#C34949
Tritanomaly#C34B3C
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C24D1E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c24d1e: #C24D1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C24D1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c24d1e': '#C24D1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.302, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_c24d1e">#C24D1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#C24D1E"

More Brown Colors

#C24D1E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C24D1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C24D1E?

#C24D1E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(194, 77, 30) in RGB and hsl(17, 73%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #C24D1E?

#C24D1E is rgb(194, 77, 30) — red 194, green 77, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C24D1E?

#C24D1E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 85%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C24D1E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C24D1E scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C24D1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C24D1E 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.85, which is visibly different.

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