Information about #C11C0A color

#C11C0A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C11C0A falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 28, 10) — 75.7% red, 11% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 65 / 72 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C11C0A reads as a intensely saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 a near neighbor of Chilli Pepper (#C11B17). Slightly further away sit Sulurouge (#CC1410) and Tomato Sauce (#B21807).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(193, 28, 10)), which gives #C11C0A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #C11C0A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C11C0A color variations

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

#C11C0A 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 #C11C0A

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

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C11C0A
  • RGB193, 28, 10
  • CMYK0, 65, 72, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 28, 10)
  • HSL6°, 90%, 40%
  • HSL Precise5.902°, 90.148%, 39.804%
  • HSV6°, 95%, 76%
  • HSB6°, 95%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.110, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.110, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.110, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC11C0A
  • DECIMAL ID12655626
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01