Information about #C51515 color

#C51515 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C51515 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 21, 21) — 77.3% red, 8.2% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 69 / 69 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C51515 is a strongly colored warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chilli Pepper (#C11B17). Slightly further away sit Sulurouge (#CC1410) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 21, 21)), which gives #C51515 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C51515 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C51515 color variations

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

#C51515 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#E82C2C

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#EE6161

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#F39595

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#F9CACA

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White

#FFFFFF

#C51515 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C51515

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#9E1010

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#770C0C

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#4F0808

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#270404

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Black

#000000

#C51515 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BA2727

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#AD3C3C

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#9F5151

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#906767

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Grey

#808080

#C51515 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A2C614

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#C6A214

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#C65B14

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#C6145B

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#C614A2

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#A214C6

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#C51515 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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#15C6C6
#15C6C6

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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
#C51515
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#156EC6
#156EC6

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#15C66E
#15C66E

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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
#C66E15
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#C6156E
#C6156E

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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
#C51515
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#15C615
#15C615

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#1515C6
#1515C6

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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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#C6C615
#C6C615

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#15C6C6
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#1515C6
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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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#6EC615
#6EC615

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#15C6C6
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#6E15C6
#6E15C6

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Nearest named colors to #C51515

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

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Egypt Red color link
Egypt Red

#CE1126

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Philippine Red color link
Philippine Red

#CE1127

#C51515 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C51515
  • RGB197, 21, 21
  • CMYK0, 69, 69, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 21, 21)
  • HSL0°, 81%, 43%
  • HSL Precise0°, 80.734%, 42.745%
  • HSV0°, 89%, 77%
  • HSB0°, 89%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.082, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.082, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.082, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC51515
  • DECIMAL ID12915989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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