#C5243A
A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Crimson.
About #C5243A
At its core, #C5243A is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Crimson. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 36, 58).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 82% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 351.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C5243A
RGB197, 36, 58
HSL351.8°, 69.1%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 82%, 71%, 23%
HSV351.8°, 81.7%, 77.3%
LAB43.4, 61.8, 29.4
XYZ24.4, 13.4, 5.3
Decimal12919866
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
5.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.69:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.13:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C5243A;
}
.text-color {
color: #C5243A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C5243A;
}