Information about #C5343E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C5343E is a clearly saturated earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Memphis Belle (#CA2F43). Slightly further away sit Red Sox Red (#BD3039) and Flush Mahogany (#CA3435).
The recipe behind #C5343E is rgb(197, 52, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5343E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C5343E color variations
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#C5343E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5343E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5343E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5343E color hues
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#C5343E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C5343E color
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Nearest named colors to #C5343E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#CA2F43
#BD3039
#CA3435
#CC3336
#C72C48
#CC3333
#C44240
#C3423B
#BB3F3F
#C83F49
#C24641
#BC3F4A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5343E
- RGB197, 52, 62
- CMYK0, 57, 53, 23
- CSSrgb(197, 52, 62)
- HSL356°, 58%, 49%
- HSL Precise355.862°, 58.233%, 48.824%
- HSV356°, 74%, 77%
- HSB356°, 74%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.204, 0.243)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.204, 0.243, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.204, 0.243)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC5343E
- DECIMAL ID12923966
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



