Information about #C5280D color

#C5280D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5280D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 40, 13) — 77.3% red, 15.7% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 62 / 72 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C5280D reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Chilli Pepper (#C11B17). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000) and Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F).

The recipe behind #C5280D is rgb(197, 40, 13), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C5280D: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. #C5280D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5280D color variations

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

#C5280D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5280D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5280D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5280D 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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#C5280D 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 #C5280D

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

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

#C5280D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5280D
  • RGB197, 40, 13
  • CMYK0, 62, 72, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 40, 13)
  • HSL9°, 88%, 41%
  • HSL Precise8.804°, 87.619%, 41.176%
  • HSV9°, 93%, 77%
  • HSB9°, 93%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.157, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.157, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.157, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5280D
  • DECIMAL ID12920845
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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