Information about #C53E3F color

#C53E3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C53E3F falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 62, 63) — 77.3% red, 24.3% green, 24.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 53 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C53E3F reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and 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 a hair away from Reddish (#C44240). Slightly further away sit Bring It On (#C3423B) and Cherry Red (#C24641).

The recipe behind #C53E3F is rgb(197, 62, 63), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C53E3F: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. No one has named #C53E3F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C53E3F color variations

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#C53E3F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C53E3F

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

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Daredevil color link
Daredevil

#CB483B

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Madder Lake color link
Madder Lake

#CC3336

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C53E3F
  • RGB197, 62, 63
  • CMYK0, 53, 53, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 62, 63)
  • HSL360°, 54%, 51%
  • HSL Precise359.556°, 53.785%, 50.784%
  • HSV360°, 69%, 77%
  • HSB360°, 69%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.243, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.243, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.243, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC53E3F
  • DECIMAL ID12926527
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01