HEX Color #C53A3A (Firebrick)

About #C53A3A

The hex code #C53A3A represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 58 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

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 71% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C53A3A

RGB197, 58, 58

HSL0.0°, 54.5%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 71%, 71%, 23%

HSV0.0°, 70.6%, 77.3%

LAB45.9, 54.8, 32.3

XYZ25.3, 15.2, 5.6

Decimal12925498

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C53A3A #39C4C5

Analogous

#C5397F #C57F39

Triadic

#39C539 #3939C5

Tetradic

#7FC539 #39C4C5 #7F39C5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C53A3A

#CB4F4F

#D16565

#D87B7B

#DE9191

#E5A7A7

#EBBDBD

#F2D3D3

#F8E9E9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C53A3A

#AF3333

#992D2D

#832626

#6D2020

#571919

#411313

#2B0C0C

#150606

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.20:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.04:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.97:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.43:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C53A3A; }

.text-color { color: #C53A3A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C53A3A; }

Similar Colors

Firebrick

#B22222