#C51D24

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #C51D24

Visually, #C51D24 is defined as a vivid red. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 29, 36).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 85% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 357.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C51D24
RGB197, 29, 36
HSL357.5°, 74.3%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 85%, 82%, 23%
HSV357.5°, 85.3%, 77.3%
LAB42.6, 62.6, 41.3
XYZ23.8, 12.9, 2.9
Decimal12918052

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.58:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C51D24; }
.text-color { color: #C51D24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C51D24; }

Similar Colors

Firebrick
#B22222