Information about #C02426 color

#C02426 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C02426 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(192, 36, 38) — 75.3% red, 14.1% green, 14.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 61 / 60 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C02426 reads as a energetic, saturated earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Elipsis Initiative (#C42828). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pure Crimson (#C3272B) and Lithuania Red (#C1272D).

The recipe behind #C02426 is rgb(192, 36, 38), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C02426: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C02426 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C02426 color variations

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

#C02426 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 #C02426

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#C02426
  • RGB192, 36, 38
  • CMYK0, 61, 60, 25
  • CSSrgb(192, 36, 38)
  • HSL359°, 68%, 45%
  • HSL Precise359.231°, 68.421%, 44.706%
  • HSV359°, 81%, 75%
  • HSB359°, 81%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.141, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.141, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.141, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC02426
  • DECIMAL ID12592166
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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