#C52457

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Crimson.

About #C52457

Visually, #C52457 is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Crimson. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 36 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

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 82% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 341.0° hue, 69.1% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#C52457
RGB197, 36, 87
HSL341.0°, 69.1%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 82%, 56%, 23%
HSV341.0°, 81.7%, 77.3%
LAB44.0, 63.5, 12.1
XYZ25.4, 13.8, 10.3
Decimal12919895

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.76:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C52457; }
.text-color { color: #C52457; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C52457; }

Similar Colors

Crimson
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