Information about #C00251 color

#C00251 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C00251 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(192, 2, 81) — 75.3% red, 0.8% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 75 / 44 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C00251 is a maximally vivid romantic rose that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Purplish Red (#B0054B) and Rubine Red (#D10056).

In RGB terms — rgb(192, 2, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. No one has named #C00251 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C00251 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C00251 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C00251

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purplish Red color link
Purplish Red

#B0054B

Rubine Red color link
Rubine Red

#D10056

Strong Rose color link
Strong Rose

#A80054

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Utah Crimson color link
Utah Crimson

#D3003F

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Rose Red color link
Rose Red

#C21E56

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C00251
  • RGB192, 2, 81
  • CMYK0, 75, 44, 25
  • CSSrgb(192, 2, 81)
  • HSL335°, 98%, 38%
  • HSL Precise335.053°, 97.938%, 38.039%
  • HSV335°, 99%, 75%
  • HSB335°, 99%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.008, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.008, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.008, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC00251
  • DECIMAL ID12583505
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01