Information about #C55254 color

#C55254 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C55254 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 82, 84) — 77.3% red, 32.2% green, 32.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 45 / 44 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C55254 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (#C45655). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bittersweet Shimmer (#BF4F51) and Jive (#CD5851).

The recipe behind #C55254 is rgb(197, 82, 84), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C55254: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C55254 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C55254 color variations

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

#C55254 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D17576

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#DC9798

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#E8BABA

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#F3DCDC

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White

#FFFFFF

#C55254 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A83839

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#7E2A2B

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#541C1C

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#2A0E0E

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Black

#000000

#C55254 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B85A5C

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#AB6364

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#9D6C6C

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#8E7575

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Grey

#808080

#C55254 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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#C5AC52

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#C57E52

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#C55282

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#C552B0

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#AC52C5

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#C55254 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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#53C6C4
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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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#538EC6
#538EC6

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#53C68A
#53C68A

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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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#C6538E
#C6538E

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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
#C55254
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#55C653
#55C653

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#5355C6
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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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#C6C453
#C6C453

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#53C6C4
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#5355C6
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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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#C55254

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#8EC653
#8EC653

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#53C6C4
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#8A53C6
#8A53C6

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Nearest named colors to #C55254

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

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Dark Terra Cotta color link
Dark Terra Cotta

#CC4E5C

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

#C55254 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C55254
  • RGB197, 82, 84
  • CMYK0, 45, 44, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 82, 84)
  • HSL359°, 50%, 55%
  • HSL Precise358.957°, 49.784%, 54.706%
  • HSV359°, 58%, 77%
  • HSB359°, 58%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.322, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.322, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.322, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC55254
  • DECIMAL ID12931668
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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