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#C61306 Color

#C61306 is rgb(198, 19, 6) in RGB, hsl(4, 94%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 97%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Venetian Red (#C80815), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C61306
HEX#C61306
RGBrgb(198, 19, 6)
HSLhsl(4, 94%, 40%)
HSVhsv(4, 97%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 97%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.208 29.8)
LABlab(42.83% 64.84 55.80)
LCHlch(42.83% 85.54 40.72)

What #C61306 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 #C61306, 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.

#C61306 Channel Values

How #C61306 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 19 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 94% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 97% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 97% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.01:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C61306 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 text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C61306

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C61306; 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 #C61306

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C61306.

How #C61306 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#C61306
Protanopia#5A5A00
Protanomaly#924701
Deuteranopia#797900
Deuteranomaly#9E6000
Tritanopia#C61212
Tritanomaly#C6120E
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C61306 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c61306: #C61306;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C61306;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c61306': '#C61306' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.075, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_c61306">#C61306</color>
SVG fillfill="#C61306"

More Red Colors

#C61306 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C61306 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C61306?

#C61306 is a mid-tone red — rgb(198, 19, 6) in RGB and hsl(4, 94%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Venetian Red (#C80815), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #C61306?

#C61306 is rgb(198, 19, 6) — red 198, green 19, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C61306?

#C61306 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 97%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C61306 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C61306 scores 6.01:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C61306 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C61306 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 18.79, which is visibly different.

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