#C52C33

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #C52C33

The hex code #C52C33 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 44, and 51.

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 78% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 357.3° hue, 63.5% saturation, and 47.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C52C33
RGB197, 44, 51
HSL357.3°, 63.5%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 78%, 74%, 23%
HSV357.3°, 77.7%, 77.3%
LAB44.1, 59.2, 34.4
XYZ24.5, 13.9, 4.5
Decimal12921907

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.78:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C52C33; }
.text-color { color: #C52C33; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C52C33; }

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