Information about #C70236 color

#C70236 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C70236 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(199, 2, 54) (78% red, 0.8% green, 21.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 77 / 57 / 22 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C70236 presents itself as a maximally vivid romantic rose — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vivid Crimson (#CC0033). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lipstick Red (#C0022F) and Crimson Glory (#BE0032).

The recipe behind #C70236 is rgb(199, 2, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C70236 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C70236 color variations

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

#C70236 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 #C70236

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C70236
  • RGB199, 2, 54
  • CMYK0, 77, 57, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 2, 54)
  • HSL344°, 98%, 39%
  • HSL Precise344.162°, 98.01%, 39.412%
  • HSV344°, 99%, 78%
  • HSB344°, 99%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.008, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.008, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.008, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC70236
  • DECIMAL ID13042230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01