Information about #C70E1B color

#C70E1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C70E1B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 14, 27) — 78% red, 5.5% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 73 / 67 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C70E1B reads as a intensely saturated warm red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Venetian Red (#C80815). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lava (#CF1020) and Queen Regina (#CE1322).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(199, 14, 27)), which gives #C70E1B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 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.

#C70E1B color variations

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

#C70E1B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C70E1B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C70E1B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C70E1B 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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#C70E1B 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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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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#C80E78
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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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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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#78C80E
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#5F0EC8
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Nearest named colors to #C70E1B

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

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Egypt Red color link
Egypt Red

#CE1126

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Philippine Red color link
Philippine Red

#CE1127

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#C70E1B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C70E1B
  • RGB199, 14, 27
  • CMYK0, 73, 67, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 14, 27)
  • HSL356°, 87%, 42%
  • HSL Precise355.784°, 86.854%, 41.765%
  • HSV356°, 93%, 78%
  • HSB356°, 93%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.055, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.055, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.055, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC70E1B
  • DECIMAL ID13045275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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