Information about #C7240A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C7240A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(199, 36, 10) (78% red, 14.1% green, 3.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 64 / 74 / 22 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C7240A reads as a maximally vivid earthy 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 very close to Chilli Pepper (#C11B17). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sulurouge (#CC1410) and Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 36, 10) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. No one has named #C7240A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C7240A color variations

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

#C7240A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C7240A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C7240A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AF4434

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Grey

#808080

#C7240A 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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#C7240A 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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#0AC782
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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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#C70A4F
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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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#0AC724
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#240AC7
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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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#AEC70A
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#0AAEC7
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#240AC7
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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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#4FC70A
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#0AAEC7
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#820AC7
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Nearest named colors to #C7240A

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

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

#C7240A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7240A
  • RGB199, 36, 10
  • CMYK0, 64, 74, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 36, 10)
  • HSL8°, 90%, 41%
  • HSL Precise8.254°, 90.431%, 40.98%
  • HSV8°, 95%, 78%
  • HSB8°, 95%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.141, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.141, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.141, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC7240A
  • DECIMAL ID13050890
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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