Information about #C15742 color

#C15742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C15742 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 87, 66) — 75.7% red, 34.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 50 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C15742 is a pleasantly vivid warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Oh Behave (#BE523F). Slightly further away sit Flame Pea (#BE5C48) and Catalyst (#C85241).

The recipe behind #C15742 is rgb(193, 87, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C15742: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. No one has named #C15742 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C15742 color variations

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

#C15742 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 #C15742

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

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C15742
  • RGB193, 87, 66
  • CMYK0, 42, 50, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 87, 66)
  • HSL10°, 51%, 51%
  • HSL Precise9.921°, 50.598%, 50.784%
  • HSV10°, 66%, 76%
  • HSB10°, 66%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.341, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.341, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.341, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC15742
  • DECIMAL ID12670786
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01