Information about #C70F18 color

#C70F18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C70F18 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(199, 15, 24) — 78% red, 5.9% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 72 / 69 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C70F18 presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Venetian Red (#C80815). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sulurouge (#CC1410) and Lava (#CF1020).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 15, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C70F18: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C70F18 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C70F18 color variations

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

#C70F18 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 #C70F18

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

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

Egypt Red color link
Egypt Red

#CE1126

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C70F18
  • RGB199, 15, 24
  • CMYK0, 72, 69, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 15, 24)
  • HSL357°, 86%, 42%
  • HSL Precise357.065°, 85.981%, 41.961%
  • HSV357°, 92%, 78%
  • HSB357°, 92%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.059, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.059, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.059, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC70F18
  • DECIMAL ID13045528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01