Information about #C8424C color

#C8424C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C8424C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 66, 76) — 78.4% red, 25.9% green, 29.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 49 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C8424C reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Strawberry Red (#C83F49). Slightly further away sit English Vermillion (#CC474B) and Brick Red (#CB4154).

The recipe behind #C8424C is rgb(200, 66, 76), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C8424C: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C8424C color variations

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

#C8424C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C8424C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C8424C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C8424C 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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#C8424C 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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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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Nearest named colors to #C8424C

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

Strawberry Red color link
Strawberry Red

#C83F49

English Vermillion color link
English Vermillion

#CC474B

Brick Red color link
Brick Red

#CB4154

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Medium Crimson color link
Medium Crimson

#C93756

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Bittersweet Shimmer color link
Bittersweet Shimmer

#BF4F51

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

#C8424C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8424C
  • RGB200, 66, 76
  • CMYK0, 53, 49, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 66, 76)
  • HSL356°, 55%, 52%
  • HSL Precise355.522°, 54.918%, 52.157%
  • HSV356°, 67%, 78%
  • HSB356°, 67%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.259, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.259, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.259, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8424C
  • DECIMAL ID13124172
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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