Information about #C75C35 color

#C75C35 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C75C35 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 92, 53) — 78% red, 36.1% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 57 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C75C35 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ecstasy (#C96138). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Traffic Light (#CD5D34) and Fireball (#CC5C39).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 92, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C75C35: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. #C75C35 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C75C35 color variations

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

#C75C35 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 #C75C35

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

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Chilean Fire color link
Chilean Fire

#D05E34

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C75C35
  • RGB199, 92, 53
  • CMYK0, 42, 57, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 92, 53)
  • HSL16°, 58%, 49%
  • HSL Precise16.027°, 57.937%, 49.412%
  • HSV16°, 73%, 78%
  • HSB16°, 73%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.361, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.361, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.361, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC75C35
  • DECIMAL ID13065269
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01