Information about #CF4451 color

#CF4451 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF4451 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 68, 81) — 81.2% red, 26.7% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 55 / 49 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CF4451 is a pleasantly vivid warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brick Red (#CB4154). Slightly further away sit Faded Red (#D3494E) and English Vermillion (#CC474B).

The recipe behind #CF4451 is rgb(207, 68, 81), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.6:1. #CF4451 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CF4451 color variations

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

#CF4451 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 #CF4451

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF4451
  • RGB207, 68, 81
  • CMYK0, 55, 49, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 68, 81)
  • HSL354°, 59%, 54%
  • HSL Precise354.388°, 59.149%, 53.922%
  • HSV354°, 67%, 81%
  • HSB354°, 67%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.267, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.267, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.267, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCF4451
  • DECIMAL ID13583441
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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