Information about #C7311A color

#C7311A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7311A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 49, 26) — 78% red, 19.2% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 59 / 68 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C7311A is a energetic, saturated red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Pastel Red (#C23B22). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Satin Orange (#C64020) and Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 49, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C7311A: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C7311A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C7311A color variations

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

#C7311A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C7311A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#771D0F

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#4F130A

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Black

#000000

#C7311A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C7311A 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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#C61947

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#C7311A 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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#C71A59
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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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#1AC731
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#311AC7
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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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#B0C71A
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#311AC7
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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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#59C71A
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#871AC7
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Nearest named colors to #C7311A

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

Dark Pastel Red color link
Dark Pastel Red

#C23B22

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Elipsis Initiative color link
Elipsis Initiative

#C42828

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

International Orange color link
International Orange

#C0362C

Scarlet Rose color link
Scarlet Rose

#C73D2A

Pure Crimson color link
Pure Crimson

#C3272B

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Lithuania Red color link
Lithuania Red

#C1272D

#C7311A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7311A
  • RGB199, 49, 26
  • CMYK0, 59, 68, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 49, 26)
  • HSL8°, 77%, 44%
  • HSL Precise7.977°, 76.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV8°, 87%, 78%
  • HSB8°, 87%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.192, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.192, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.192, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC7311A
  • DECIMAL ID13054234
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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