Information about #C40E17 color

#C40E17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C40E17 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(196, 14, 23) (76.9% red, 5.5% green, 9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 71 / 68 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C40E17 presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Venetian Red (#C80815). Slightly further away sit Sulurouge (#CC1410) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).

The recipe behind #C40E17 is rgb(196, 14, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C40E17: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C40E17 color variations

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

#C40E17 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C40E17 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C40E17 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AD363C

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Grey

#808080

#C40E17 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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#C30D5F

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#C40E17 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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#C40E72
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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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#17C40E
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#0E17C4
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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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#C4BA0E
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#0EC4BA
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#0E17C4
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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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#72C40E
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#5F0EC4
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Nearest named colors to #C40E17

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

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Egypt Red color link
Egypt Red

#CE1126

#C40E17 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C40E17
  • RGB196, 14, 23
  • CMYK0, 71, 68, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 14, 23)
  • HSL357°, 87%, 41%
  • HSL Precise357.033°, 86.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV357°, 93%, 77%
  • HSB357°, 93%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.055, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.055, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.055, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC40E17
  • DECIMAL ID12848663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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