Information about #C70542 color

#C70542 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C70542 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 5, 66) — 78% red, 2% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 76 / 52 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated pink-red rose, #C70542 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Spanish Carmine (#D10047). Nearby in the Register you will also find Utah Crimson (#D3003F) and Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E).

The recipe behind #C70542 is rgb(199, 5, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C70542 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C70542 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C70542 color variations

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

#C70542 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 #C70542

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#C70542
  • RGB199, 5, 66
  • CMYK0, 76, 52, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 5, 66)
  • HSL341°, 95%, 40%
  • HSL Precise341.134°, 95.098%, 40%
  • HSV341°, 97%, 78%
  • HSB341°, 97%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.020, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.020, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.020, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC70542
  • DECIMAL ID13043010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01