Information about #C0102E color

#C0102E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C0102E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(192, 16, 46) — 75.3% red, 6.3% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 69 / 57 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively red, #C0102E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Pepper (#BB112A). Slightly further away sit Norway Red (#BA0C2F) and Bills Red (#C60C30).

In RGB terms — rgb(192, 16, 46) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #C0102E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C0102E color variations

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

#C0102E 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 #C0102E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C0102E
  • RGB192, 16, 46
  • CMYK0, 69, 57, 25
  • CSSrgb(192, 16, 46)
  • HSL350°, 85%, 41%
  • HSL Precise349.773°, 84.615%, 40.784%
  • HSV350°, 92%, 75%
  • HSB350°, 92%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.063, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.063, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.063, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC0102E
  • DECIMAL ID12587054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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