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#C35137 Color

#C35137 is rgb(195, 81, 55) in RGB, hsl(11, 56%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 72%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C35137
HEX#C35137
RGBrgb(195, 81, 55)
HSLhsl(11, 56%, 49%)
HSVhsv(11, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 72%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.152 34.3)
LABlab(49.82% 45.44 38.86)
LCHlch(49.82% 59.79 40.54)

What #C35137 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 #C35137, 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.

#C35137 Channel Values

How #C35137 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 195 · G 81 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 56% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 72% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 72% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C35137 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 text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C35137

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C35137; 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 #C35137

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C35137.

How #C35137 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#C35137
Protanopia#707035
Protanomaly#986536
Deuteranopia#85852C
Deuteranomaly#A27431
Tritanopia#C44E4E
Tritanomaly#C44F46
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C35137 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c35137: #C35137;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C35137;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c35137': '#C35137' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.318, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_c35137">#C35137</color>
SVG fillfill="#C35137"

More Red Colors

#C35137 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C35137 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C35137?

#C35137 is a mid-tone red — rgb(195, 81, 55) in RGB and hsl(11, 56%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #C35137?

#C35137 is rgb(195, 81, 55) — red 195, green 81, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C35137?

#C35137 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 72%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C35137 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C35137 scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C35137 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C35137 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.5, which is visibly different.

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