Information about #CF153E color

#CF153E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CF153E belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(207, 21, 62) (81.2% red, 8.2% green, 24.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 73 / 57 / 19 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CF153E presents itself as a energetic, saturated 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 almost identical to Knock Out (#C81641). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Crimson (#DC143C) and Foreign Crimson (#C91F37).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 21, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #CF153E: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CF153E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CF153E color variations

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

#CF153E 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 #CF153E

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

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

Cardinal color link
Cardinal

#C41E3A

Ajax Red color link
Ajax Red

#D2122E

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Titans Red color link
Titans Red

#C8102E

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Stop Red color link
Stop Red

#CF142B

Huawei Red color link
Huawei Red

#CF0A2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF153E
  • RGB207, 21, 62
  • CMYK0, 73, 57, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 21, 62)
  • HSL347°, 82%, 45%
  • HSL Precise346.774°, 81.579%, 44.706%
  • HSV347°, 90%, 81%
  • HSB347°, 90%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.082, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.082, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.082, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCF153E
  • DECIMAL ID13571390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01