Information about #C5000E color

#C5000E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C5000E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 0, 14) — 77.3% red, 0% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 77 / 72 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #C5000E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 a hair away from Harvard Crimson (#C90016). Slightly further away sit Verizon Red (#CD040B) and Venetian Red (#C80815).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 0, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. 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, #C5000E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5000E color variations

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

#C5000E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FF0616

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#FF4450

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#FF828A

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#FFC0C4

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White

#FFFFFF

#C5000E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5000E

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#9F000A

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#770007

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#4F0005

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#270002

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Black

#000000

#C5000E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BD1520

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#B12C35

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#A2454B

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#926164

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Grey

#808080

#C5000E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ACC600

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#C69100

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#C64200

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#C6005C

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#C600AC

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#9100C6

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#C5000E 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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#00C7BA
#00C7BA

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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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#0071C7
#0071C7

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#00C756
#00C756

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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
#C75600
#C75600

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#C5000E
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#C70071
#C70071

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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
#C5000E
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#0DC700
#0DC700

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#000DC7
#000DC7

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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
#C5000E
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#C7BA00
#C7BA00

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#00C7BA
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#000DC7
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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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#71C700
#71C700

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#00C7BA
#00C7BA

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#5600C7
#5600C7

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Nearest named colors to #C5000E

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

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Boston University Red color link
Boston University Red

#CC0000

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Blood Orange color link
Blood Orange

#D1001C

Rosso Corsa color link
Rosso Corsa

#D40000

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

#C5000E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5000E
  • RGB197, 0, 14
  • CMYK0, 77, 72, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 0, 14)
  • HSL356°, 100%, 39%
  • HSL Precise355.736°, 100%, 38.627%
  • HSV356°, 100%, 77%
  • HSB356°, 100%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.000, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.000, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.000, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC5000E
  • DECIMAL ID12910606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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