#C40E38 Color

#C40E38 is rgb(196, 14, 56) in RGB and hsl(346, 87%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Crimson. White text is most readable on this background.

#C40E38

HEX#C40E38

RGBrgb(196, 14, 56)

HSLhsl(346, 87%, 41%)

HSVhsv(346, 93%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.204 18.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 71%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C40E38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C40E38 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C40E38 Complementary#0EC499 Analogous#C40E93 Analogous#C43E0E Triadic#38C40E Triadic#0E38C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C40E38, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EA1043 #F1325E #F3587C #F6839E #F9A9BC #FCCFDA

Shades

#AC0C31 #8F0A29 #770822 #5F071B #480515 #2B030C

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