#c81a15 Color Information

#c81a15 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 #c81a15. In RGB, it consists of 78.4% Red, 10.2% Green, and 8.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 87% Magenta, 89.5% Yellow, and 21.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 1.7°, with saturation of 81% and lightness of 43.3%. The decimal value for #c81a15 is 13113877, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c81a15 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c81a15 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color200, 26, 21 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color78.4%, 10.2%, 8.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.216, 0.898, 0.918 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.87, 0.895, 0.216 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color1.7°, 81.0%, 43.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color1.7°, 89.5%, 78.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.324, 13.072, 1.951 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color200, 26, 21 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13113877 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.872, 63.688, 49.172 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.872, 80.461, 37.671 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.872, 129.403, 28.782 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color36.156, 56.816, 22.110 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.618, 0.332, 13.072 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291303957 / 0xffc81a15 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3300 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #c81a15

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c81a15, its pure hue is 1.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, and its lightness is 43.3%. 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 #c81a15, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190303 to #af1712.

Tints of #c81a15

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c81a15, its pure hue is 1.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, and its lightness is 43.3%. 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 #c81a15, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cf3732 to #f8e2e2.

Tones of #c81a15

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c81a15, its pure hue is 1.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, 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 #c81a15, which range from #6f6f6f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dd0600 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c81a15

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c81a15! For #c81a15, 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, #c81a15. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c81a15

This color, #c81a15, consists of 78.4% Red, 10.2% Green, and 8.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 200, Green = 26, Blue = 21. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c81a15 is 0% Cyan, 87% Magenta, 89.5% Yellow, and 21.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R78.4%
C0.0%
G10.2%
M87.0%
B8.2%
Y89.5%
K21.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 200 26 21
Octal 310 32 25
Hexa #c8 #1a #15
Binary 11001000 00011010 00010101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 87 89 21
Octal 0 127 131 25
Hexa #00 #57 #59 #15
Binary 00000000 01010111 01011001 00010101

Analogous Colors of #c81a15

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c81a15 — which has hue 1.7° — its analogous colors are located at 1.7° and 331.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c81a15.

Triadic Colors of #c81a15

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 #c81a15 — which has hue 1.7° — its triadic colors are located at 1.7° and 241.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c81a15.

Complementary Color of #c81a15

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c81a15 — which has hue 1.7° — its complementary color is located at 181.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c81a15.

Split Complementary Colors of #c81a15

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 #c81a15 — which has hue 1.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 1.7° and 211.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c81a15.

Tetradic Colors of #c81a15

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 #c81a15 — which has hue 1.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 271.7°, 1.7°, 91.7°, and 181.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c81a15.

Monochromatic Colors of #c81a15

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c81a15, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5f1210 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f75955 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c81a15

We want to make getting started with #c81a15 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c81a15 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c81a15 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 #c81a15 with other HTML elements.

#c81a15 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c81a15.
<span style="color: #c81a15;">The color of this text is #c81a15.</span>

#c81a15 Background Color

The background color for this text is #c81a15.
<div style="background-color: #c81a15; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c81a15.</div>

#c81a15 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c81a15.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c81a15;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c81a15.</span>

#c81a15 Border Color

This is a div with border color #c81a15.
<div style="border: #c81a15 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c81a15.</div>

#c81a15 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c81a15 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c81a15; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c81a15 on a white background.</div></div>

#c81a15 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c81a15 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c81a15; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c81a15 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c81a15 to White

This is a gradient from #c81a15 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c81a15,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c81a15,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c81a15,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c81a15,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c81a15 to white.</div>

Gradient from #c81a15 to Black

This is a gradient from #c81a15 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c81a15,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c81a15,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c81a15,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c81a15,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c81a15 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c81a15

In addition to using #c81a15 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 #c81a15 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c81a15, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 200, Green = 26, Blue = 21). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c81a15 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 #c81a15
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(200, 26, 21)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c81a15; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c81a15; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c81a15; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(200, 26, 21);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c81a15")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:200, green:26, blue:21, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:200 green:26 blue:21 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(200f, 26f, 21f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(200, 26, 21);
 

#c81a15 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c81a15 the same way. For those with color blindness, #c81a15 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c81a15 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c81a15 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 #c81a15 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 #c81a15 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 #c81a15 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 #c81a15 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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