Information about #C55F4D color

#C55F4D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C55F4D falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 95, 77) — 77.3% red, 37.3% green, 30.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 47 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C55F4D presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cedar Chest (#C95A49). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sunglo (#C76155) and Flame Pea (#BE5C48).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 95, 77) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C55F4D: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C55F4D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C55F4D color variations

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

#C55F4D 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 #C55F4D

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

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Dark Coral color link
Dark Coral

#CD5B45

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C55F4D
  • RGB197, 95, 77
  • CMYK0, 40, 47, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 95, 77)
  • HSL9°, 51%, 54%
  • HSL Precise9°, 50.847%, 53.725%
  • HSV9°, 61%, 77%
  • HSB9°, 61%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.373, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.373, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.373, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC55F4D
  • DECIMAL ID12934989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01