#C42E17 Color

#C42E17 is rgb(196, 46, 23) in RGB and hsl(8, 79%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#C42E17

HEX#C42E17

RGBrgb(196, 46, 23)

HSLhsl(8, 79%, 43%)

HSVhsv(8, 88%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.19 31.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 88%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C42E17 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C42E17 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C42E17 Complementary#17ADC4 Analogous#C41757 Analogous#C48517 Triadic#17C42E Triadic#2E17C4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C42E17, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E53A1F #E95A44 #ED7A68 #F19688 #F5B7AD #FAD7D1

Shades

#A92814 #922211 #771C0E #60170B #441008 #2E0B05

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