#C42817 Color

#C42817 is rgb(196, 40, 23) in RGB and hsl(6, 79%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#C42817

HEX#C42817

RGBrgb(196, 40, 23)

HSLhsl(6, 79%, 43%)

HSVhsv(6, 88%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.194 30.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 88%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C42817 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C42817 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C42817 Complementary#17B3C4 Analogous#C4175C Analogous#C47F17 Triadic#17C428 Triadic#2817C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C42817, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5331F #E95444 #ED7668 #F19388 #F5B4AD #FAD5D1

Shades

#A92314 #921E11 #77180E #60140B #440E08 #2E0905

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