#C41717 Color

#C41717 is rgb(196, 23, 23) in RGB, hsl(0, 79%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Venetian Red (#C80815), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C41717

HEX#C41717

RGBrgb(196, 23, 23)

HSLhsl(0, 79%, 43%)

HSVhsv(0, 88%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 23%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.203 28.1)

LABlab(42.68% 63.83 49.02)

LCHlch(42.68% 80.48 37.52)

What #C41717 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 #C41717, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Venetian Red#C80815ΔE 3.27 Traffic Red#C1121CΔE 3.56 International Orange (Engineering)#BA160CΔE 4.01 Lava#CF1020ΔE 4.83 Medium Red#B10304ΔE 6.26 Maximum Red#D92121ΔE 6.59

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#C41717 Channel Values

How #C41717 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 196 · G 23 · B 23	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 79% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 88% · V 77%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 88% · Y 88% · K 23%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.03:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C41717 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 text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C41717

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C41717; 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 #C41717

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

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How #C41717 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#C41717

Protanopia#5A5A12

Protanomaly#914814

Deuteranopia#787800

Deuteranomaly#9C6000

Tritanopia#C41717

Tritanomaly#C41717

Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #C41717 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c41717: #C41717;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C41717;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c41717': '#C41717' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.090, blue: 0.090)

Android XML<color name="color_c41717">#C41717</color>

SVG fillfill="#C41717"

More Red Colors

#C41717 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c41e3a c40233 c4aead c33c3c c53151 c32148 c69f9f c21d00 c7001e c1121c c72c48 c10007 d62929 e58e73 f2003c fbeae5 ff3333 ff7a8e ffcccb 291919 561010 7a1f1f 98817b ae0c00

#C41717 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C41717?

#C41717 is a mid-tone red — rgb(196, 23, 23) in RGB and hsl(0, 79%, 43%) 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 3.27.

What is the RGB value of #C41717?

#C41717 is rgb(196, 23, 23) — red 196, green 23, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C41717?

#C41717 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C41717 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C41717 scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C41717 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C41717 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 12.54, which is visibly different.

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