#C55050

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.

About #C55050

When working with digital screens, the color #C55050 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indianred. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 80 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 59% Magenta, 59% Yellow, and 23% Black. 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C55050
RGB197, 80, 80
HSL0.0°, 50.2%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 59%, 59%, 23%
HSV0.0°, 59.4%, 77.3%
LAB49.7, 46.8, 24.1
XYZ27.3, 18.2, 9.7
Decimal12931152

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.64:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C55050; }
.text-color { color: #C55050; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C55050; }

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Indianred
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