#C50716

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #C50716

At its core, #C50716 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 7 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 89% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 355.3° hue, 93.1% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C50716
RGB197, 7, 22
HSL355.3°, 93.1%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 96%, 89%, 23%
HSV355.3°, 96.4%, 77.3%
LAB41.3, 65.5, 47.3
XYZ23.2, 12.1, 1.9
Decimal12912406

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.42:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.90:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C50716; }
.text-color { color: #C50716; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C50716; }

Similar Colors

Firebrick
#B22222