#C50F33
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #C50F33
Visually, #C50F33 is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Crimson. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 15, and 51.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 92% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 348.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#C50F33
RGB197, 15, 51
HSL348.1°, 85.8%, 41.6%
CMYK0%, 92%, 74%, 23%
HSV348.1°, 92.4%, 77.3%
LAB41.9, 65.5, 31.9
XYZ23.8, 12.5, 4.3
Decimal12914483
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.49:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.97:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C50F33;
}
.text-color {
color: #C50F33;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C50F33;
}