#c71e2c Color Information

#c71e2c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c71e2c. In RGB, it consists of 78.0% Red, 11.8% Green, and 17.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 84.9% Magenta, 77.9% Yellow, and 22% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 355.0°, with saturation of 73.8% and lightness of 44.9%. The decimal value for #c71e2c is 13049388, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c71e2c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c71e2c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color199, 30, 44 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color78.0%, 11.8%, 17.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.220, 0.882, 0.827 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.849, 0.779, 0.22 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color355.0°, 73.8%, 44.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color355.0°, 84.9%, 78.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.472, 13.252, 3.651 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color199, 30, 44 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13049388 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.141, 63.169, 37.474 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.141, 73.448, 30.678 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.141, 123.444, 22.945 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.404, 56.287, 19.537 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.591, 0.320, 13.252 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291239468 / 0xffc71e2c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #c71e2c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c71e2c, its pure hue is 355.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.8%, and its lightness is 44.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c71e2c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190406 to #ae1a27.

Tints of #c71e2c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c71e2c, its pure hue is 355.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.8%, and its lightness is 44.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c71e2c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ce3a46 to #f8e3e5.

Tones of #c71e2c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c71e2c, its pure hue is 355.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c71e2c, which range from #737373 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e50013 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c71e2c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c71e2c! For #c71e2c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c71e2c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c71e2c

This color, #c71e2c, consists of 78.0% Red, 11.8% Green, and 17.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 199, Green = 30, Blue = 44. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c71e2c is 0% Cyan, 84.9% Magenta, 77.9% Yellow, and 22% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R78.0%
C0.0%
G11.8%
M84.9%
B17.3%
Y77.9%
K22.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 199 30 44
Octal 307 36 54
Hexa #c7 #1e #2c
Binary 11000111 00011110 00101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 84 77 21
Octal 0 124 115 25
Hexa #00 #54 #4d #15
Binary 00000000 01010100 01001101 00010101

Analogous Colors of #c71e2c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c71e2c — which has hue 355.0° — its analogous colors are located at 25.0° and 355.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c71e2c.

Triadic Colors of #c71e2c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c71e2c — which has hue 355.0° — its triadic colors are located at 115.0° and 355.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c71e2c.

Complementary Color of #c71e2c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c71e2c — which has hue 355.0° — its complementary color is located at 175.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c71e2c.

Split Complementary Colors of #c71e2c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c71e2c — which has hue 355.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 145.0° and 355.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c71e2c.

Tetradic Colors of #c71e2c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c71e2c — which has hue 355.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 265.0°, 355.0°, 85.0°, and 175.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c71e2c.

Monochromatic Colors of #c71e2c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c71e2c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5c171c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f4636f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c71e2c

We want to make getting started with #c71e2c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c71e2c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c71e2c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c71e2c with other HTML elements.

#c71e2c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c71e2c.
<span style="color: #c71e2c;">The color of this text is #c71e2c.</span>

#c71e2c Background Color

The background color for this text is #c71e2c.
<div style="background-color: #c71e2c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c71e2c.</div>

#c71e2c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c71e2c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c71e2c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c71e2c.</span>

#c71e2c Border Color

This is a div with border color #c71e2c.
<div style="border: #c71e2c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c71e2c.</div>

#c71e2c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c71e2c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c71e2c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c71e2c on a white background.</div></div>

#c71e2c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c71e2c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c71e2c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c71e2c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c71e2c to White

This is a gradient from #c71e2c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c71e2c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c71e2c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c71e2c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c71e2c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c71e2c to white.</div>

Gradient from #c71e2c to Black

This is a gradient from #c71e2c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c71e2c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c71e2c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c71e2c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c71e2c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c71e2c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c71e2c

In addition to using #c71e2c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c71e2c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c71e2c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 199, Green = 30, Blue = 44). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c71e2c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c71e2c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(199, 30, 44)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c71e2c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c71e2c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c71e2c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(199, 30, 44);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c71e2c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:199, green:30, blue:44, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:199 green:30 blue:44 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(199f, 30f, 44f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(199, 30, 44);
 

#c71e2c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c71e2c the same way. For those with color blindness, #c71e2c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c71e2c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c71e2c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c71e2c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c71e2c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c71e2c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.8:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #c71e2c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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