Information about #C4012D color

#C4012D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4012D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 1, 45) — 76.9% red, 0.4% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 99 / 77 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #C4012D 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 almost identical to Lipstick Red (#C0022F). Slightly further away sit Pepsi Red (#C9002B) and Crimson Glory (#BE0032).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 1, 45)), which gives #C4012D its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4012D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4012D color variations

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

#C4012D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FE4570

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#FE83A0

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#FFC1CF

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White

#FFFFFF

#C4012D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#9E0126

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#77011C

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#4F0013

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#280009

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Black

#000000

#C4012D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BC163D

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#B02D4C

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#A2465C

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#92626D

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Grey

#808080

#C4012D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C6BF01

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#C67101

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#C62201

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#C6017E

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#BF01C6

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#7101C6

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#C4012D 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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#01C698
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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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#0191C6
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#01C636
#01C636

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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
#C63601
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#C60191
#C60191

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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
#C4012D
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#2FC601
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#012FC6
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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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#C69801
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#01C698
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#012FC6
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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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#91C601
#91C601

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#01C698
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#3601C6
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Nearest named colors to #C4012D

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

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Pepsi Red color link
Pepsi Red

#C9002B

Crimson Glory color link
Crimson Glory

#BE0032

Vivid Crimson color link
Vivid Crimson

#CC0033

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Huawei Red color link
Huawei Red

#CF0A2C

Cherry color link
Cherry

#D2042D

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Titans Red color link
Titans Red

#C8102E

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

#C4012D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4012D
  • RGB196, 1, 45
  • CMYK0, 99, 77, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 1, 45)
  • HSL346°, 99%, 39%
  • HSL Precise346.462°, 98.985%, 38.627%
  • HSV346°, 99%, 77%
  • HSB346°, 99%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.004, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.004, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.004, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC4012D
  • DECIMAL ID12845357
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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