Information about #C3551D color

#C3551D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C3551D belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 85, 29) — 76.5% red, 33.3% green, 11.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 65 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C3551D reads as a strongly colored warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Fox (#C35817). Its next-closest registered neighbors are The Big Carrot (#BA5823) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

The recipe behind #C3551D is rgb(195, 85, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C3551D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.5:1. No one has named #C3551D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3551D color variations

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

#C3551D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3551D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#753211

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#4E210B

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#271005

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Black

#000000

#C3551D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AA6441

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Grey

#808080

#C3551D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C31D28

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#C3551D 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
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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
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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
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#C31D39
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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
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#1DC355
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#551DC3
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#8CC31D
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#551DC3
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#39C31D
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#1D8CC3
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#A81DC3
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Nearest named colors to #C3551D

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

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

The Great Canadian Orange color link
The Great Canadian Orange

#C64723

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

#C3551D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3551D
  • RGB195, 85, 29
  • CMYK0, 43, 65, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 85, 29)
  • HSL20°, 74%, 44%
  • HSL Precise20.241°, 74.107%, 43.922%
  • HSV20°, 85%, 76%
  • HSB20°, 85%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.333, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.333, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.333, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC3551D
  • DECIMAL ID12801309
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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