#C54942
A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.
About #C54942
When working with digital screens, the color #C54942 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indianred. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 73 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 63% Magenta, 66% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 3.2° hue, 53.0% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C54942
RGB197, 73, 66
HSL3.2°, 53.0%, 51.6%
CMYK0%, 63%, 66%, 23%
HSV3.2°, 66.5%, 77.3%
LAB48.3, 49.1, 30.5
XYZ26.4, 17.0, 7.1
Decimal12929346
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.41:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C54942;
}
.text-color {
color: #C54942;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C54942;
}