#C42517 Color

#C42517 is rgb(196, 37, 23) in RGB and hsl(5, 79%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#C42517

HEX#C42517

RGBrgb(196, 37, 23)

HSLhsl(5, 79%, 43%)

HSVhsv(5, 88%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.196 29.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 88%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C42517 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C42517 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C42517 Complementary#17B6C4 Analogous#C4175F Analogous#C47C17 Triadic#17C425 Triadic#2517C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C42517, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5301F #E95244 #ED7368 #F19188 #F5B3AD #FAD5D1

Shades

#A92014 #921C11 #77170E #60120B #440D08 #2E0905

Use #C42517 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex