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#C60633 Color

#C60633 is rgb(198, 6, 51) in RGB, hsl(346, 94%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 74%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (NCS) (#C40233), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C60633
HEX#C60633
RGBrgb(198, 6, 51)
HSLhsl(346, 94%, 40%)
HSVhsv(346, 97%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 74%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.208 20.1)
LABlab(42.61% 66.93 33.57)
LCHlch(42.61% 74.88 26.64)

What #C60633 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 #C60633, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C60633 Channel Values

How #C60633 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 198 · G 6 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 94% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 97% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 74% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C60633 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 text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C60633

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C60633; 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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Tints & Shades of #C60633

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C60633.

How #C60633 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#C60633
Protanopia#585831
Protanomaly#914532
Deuteranopia#787824
Deuteranomaly#9D5F2B
Tritanopia#C51111
Tritanomaly#C60D23
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C60633 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c60633: #C60633;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C60633;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c60633': '#C60633' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.024, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_c60633">#C60633</color>
SVG fillfill="#C60633"

More Red Colors

#C60633 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C60633 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C60633?

#C60633 is a mid-tone red — rgb(198, 6, 51) in RGB and hsl(346, 94%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (NCS) (#C40233), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.96.

What is the RGB value of #C60633?

#C60633 is rgb(198, 6, 51) — red 198, green 6, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C60633?

#C60633 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 74%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C60633 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C60633 scores 6.04:1 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 #C60633 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C60633 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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