#C7234A Color

#C7234A is rgb(199, 35, 74) in RGB, hsl(346, 70%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 63%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Maroon (#C32148), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7234A

HEX#C7234A

RGBrgb(199, 35, 74)

HSLhsl(346, 70%, 46%)

HSVhsv(346, 82%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 63%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.196 14.5)

LABlab(44.70% 63.57 21.88)

LCHlch(44.70% 67.23 18.99)

What #C7234A 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 #C7234A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 1.26 French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 3.37 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 5.16 Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 6.67 Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 7.73 Cardinal#C41E3AΔE 8.32

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#C7234A Channel Values

How #C7234A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 199 · G 35 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 346° · S 70% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 346° · S 82% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 82% · Y 63% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7234A 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 text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C7234A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7234A; 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 #C7234A

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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How #C7234A 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#C7234A

Protanopia#5E5E49

Protanomaly#944D49

Deuteranopia#7C7C41

Deuteranomaly#9F6445

Tritanopia#C62A2A

Tritanomaly#C62739

Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #C7234A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7234a: #C7234A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7234A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7234a': '#C7234A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.137, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="color_c7234a">#C7234A</color>

SVG fillfill="#C7234A"

More Red Colors

#C7234A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#C7234A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7234A?

#C7234A is a mid-tone red — rgb(199, 35, 74) in RGB and hsl(346, 70%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Maroon (#C32148), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.26.

What is the RGB value of #C7234A?

#C7234A is rgb(199, 35, 74) — red 199, green 35, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7234A?

#C7234A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 63%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7234A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C7234A scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7234A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7234A 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 15.95, which is visibly different.

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