Information about #C45457 color

#C45457 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C45457 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 84, 87) — 76.9% red, 32.9% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 44 / 43 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm red, #C45457 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (#C45655). Slightly further away sit Bittersweet Shimmer (#BF4F51) and Earth Red (#BF5B53).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 84, 87)), which gives #C45457 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C45457: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C45457 color variations

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

#C45457 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C45457 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C45457 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C45457 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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#C45457 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #C45457

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

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Dark Terra Cotta color link
Dark Terra Cotta

#CC4E5C

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Popstar color link
Popstar

#BE4F62

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

#C45457 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C45457
  • RGB196, 84, 87
  • CMYK0, 44, 43, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 84, 87)
  • HSL358°, 49%, 55%
  • HSL Precise358.393°, 48.696%, 54.902%
  • HSV358°, 57%, 77%
  • HSB358°, 57%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.329, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.329, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.329, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC45457
  • DECIMAL ID12866647
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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