Information about #C60212 color

#C60212 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C60212 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 2, 18) — 77.6% red, 0.8% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 99 / 91 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C60212 is a maximally vivid red that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Harvard Crimson (#C90016). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Venetian Red (#C80815) and Verizon Red (#CD040B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(198, 2, 18)), which gives #C60212 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C60212: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C60212 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C60212 color variations

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

#C60212 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C60212 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C60212 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C60212 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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#C60212 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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#0274C5
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#02C553
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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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#C50274
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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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#12C502
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#0212C5
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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 #C60212

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

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Blood Orange color link
Blood Orange

#D1001C

Legio color link
Legio

#C3130A

Boston University Red color link
Boston University Red

#CC0000

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

#C60212 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C60212
  • RGB198, 2, 18
  • CMYK0, 99, 91, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 2, 18)
  • HSL355°, 98%, 39%
  • HSL Precise355.102°, 98%, 39.216%
  • HSV355°, 99%, 78%
  • HSB355°, 99%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.008, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.008, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.008, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC60212
  • DECIMAL ID12976658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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