Information about #C55E3E color

#C55E3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C55E3E belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 94, 62) (77.3% red, 36.9% green, 24.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 40 / 53 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C55E3E presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ecstasy (#C96138). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fireball (#CC5C39) and Terracotta (#CA6641).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 94, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C55E3E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C55E3E color variations

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

#C55E3E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C55E3E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C55E3E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C55E3E 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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#C55E3E 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 #C55E3E

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

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Traffic Light color link
Traffic Light

#CD5D34

Apricot Orange color link
Apricot Orange

#C96B3C

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

#C55E3E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C55E3E
  • RGB197, 94, 62
  • CMYK0, 40, 53, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 94, 62)
  • HSL14°, 54%, 51%
  • HSL Precise14.222°, 53.785%, 50.784%
  • HSV14°, 69%, 77%
  • HSB14°, 69%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.369, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.369, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.369, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC55E3E
  • DECIMAL ID12934718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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