Information about #C56262 color

#C56262 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C56262 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 98, 98) — 77.3% red, 38.4% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 39 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C56262 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Pastel Blood (#BD5F60). Slightly further away sit Pastel Wine Red (#C25964) and Indian Red (#CD5C5C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(197, 98, 98)), which gives #C56262 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C56262: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C56262 color variations

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

#C56262 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C56262 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C56262 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C56262 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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#C56262 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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#63C594
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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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#63C563
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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 #C56262

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

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Pastel Wine Red color link
Pastel Wine Red

#C25964

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Apricot Brandy color link
Apricot Brandy

#C26A5A

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Adore color link
Adore

#CB6B67

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Water Persimmon color link
Water Persimmon

#B56C60

#C56262 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C56262
  • RGB197, 98, 98
  • CMYK0, 39, 39, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 98, 98)
  • HSL0°, 46%, 58%
  • HSL Precise0°, 46.047%, 57.843%
  • HSV0°, 50%, 77%
  • HSB0°, 50%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.384, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.384, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.384, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC56262
  • DECIMAL ID12935778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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