Information about #C42001 color

#C42001 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C42001 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 32, 1) — 76.9% red, 12.5% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 84 / 99 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #C42001 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Legio (#C3130A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000) and Tomato Sauce (#B21807).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 32, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #C42001 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C42001 color variations

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

#C42001 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FE3007

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#FE6445

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#FE9883

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#FFCBC1

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White

#FFFFFF

#C42001 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C42001

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#9E1B01

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#771401

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#4F0E00

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#280700

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Black

#000000

#C42001 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BC3216

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#B0432D

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#A25646

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#926A62

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Grey

#808080

#C42001 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#7EC601

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#C6BF01

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#C67101

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#C6012F

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#C6017E

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#BF01C6

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#C42001 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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#01A5C6
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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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#0143C6
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#01C684
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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
#C68401
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#C60143
#C60143

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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
#C42001
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#01C622
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#2201C6
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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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#A5C601
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#01A5C6
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#2201C6
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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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#43C601
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#01A5C6
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#8401C6
#8401C6

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Nearest named colors to #C42001

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

Legio color link
Legio

#C3130A

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

#C42001 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C42001
  • RGB196, 32, 1
  • CMYK0, 84, 99, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 32, 1)
  • HSL10°, 99%, 39%
  • HSL Precise9.538°, 98.985%, 38.627%
  • HSV10°, 99%, 77%
  • HSB10°, 99%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.125, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.125, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.125, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC42001
  • DECIMAL ID12853249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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