#c2371b Color Information

#c2371b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c2371b. In RGB, it consists of 76.1% Red, 21.6% Green, and 10.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 71.6% Magenta, 86.1% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 10.1°, with saturation of 75.6% and lightness of 43.3%. The decimal value for #c2371b is 12728091, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c2371b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c2371b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color194, 55, 27 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color76.1%, 21.6%, 10.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.239, 0.784, 0.894 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.716, 0.861, 0.239 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color10.1°, 75.6%, 43.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color10.1°, 86.1%, 76.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.812, 14.281, 2.538 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color194, 61, 27 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12728091 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.633, 53.854, 47.406 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.633, 71.747, 41.356 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.633, 110.197, 31.854 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.790, 46.344, 22.471 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.586, 0.351, 14.281 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290918171 / 0xffc2371b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #c2371b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c2371b, its pure hue is 10.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.6%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c2371b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180703 to #aa3018.

Tints of #c2371b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c2371b, its pure hue is 10.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.6%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c2371b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ca5038 to #f7e6e3.

Tones of #c2371b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c2371b, its pure hue is 10.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 75.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c2371b, which range from #6f6f6f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dd2500 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c2371b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c2371b! For #c2371b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c2371b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c2371b

This color, #c2371b, consists of 76.1% Red, 21.6% Green, and 10.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 194, Green = 55, Blue = 27. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c2371b is 0% Cyan, 71.6% Magenta, 86.1% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R76.1%
C0.0%
G21.6%
M71.6%
B10.6%
Y86.1%
K23.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 194 55 27
Octal 302 67 33
Hexa #c2 #37 #1b
Binary 11000010 00110111 00011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 71 86 23
Octal 0 107 126 27
Hexa #00 #47 #56 #17
Binary 00000000 01000111 01010110 00010111

Analogous Colors of #c2371b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c2371b — which has hue 10.1° — its analogous colors are located at 10.1° and 340.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2371b.

Triadic Colors of #c2371b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c2371b — which has hue 10.1° — its triadic colors are located at 10.1° and 250.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2371b.

Complementary Color of #c2371b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c2371b — which has hue 10.1° — its complementary color is located at 190.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2371b.

Split Complementary Colors of #c2371b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c2371b — which has hue 10.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 10.1° and 220.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2371b.

Tetradic Colors of #c2371b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c2371b — which has hue 10.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 280.1°, 10.1°, 100.1°, and 190.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c2371b.

Monochromatic Colors of #c2371b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c2371b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5a2014 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f47257 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c2371b

We want to make getting started with #c2371b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c2371b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c2371b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c2371b with other HTML elements.

#c2371b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c2371b.
<span style="color: #c2371b;">The color of this text is #c2371b.</span>

#c2371b Background Color

The background color for this text is #c2371b.
<div style="background-color: #c2371b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c2371b.</div>

#c2371b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c2371b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c2371b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c2371b.</span>

#c2371b Border Color

This is a div with border color #c2371b.
<div style="border: #c2371b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c2371b.</div>

#c2371b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c2371b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c2371b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c2371b on a white background.</div></div>

#c2371b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c2371b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c2371b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c2371b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c2371b to White

This is a gradient from #c2371b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c2371b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c2371b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c2371b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c2371b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c2371b to white.</div>

Gradient from #c2371b to Black

This is a gradient from #c2371b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c2371b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c2371b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c2371b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c2371b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c2371b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c2371b

In addition to using #c2371b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c2371b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c2371b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 194, Green = 55, Blue = 27). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c2371b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c2371b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(194, 55, 27)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c2371b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c2371b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c2371b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(194, 55, 27);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c2371b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:194, green:55, blue:27, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:194 green:55 blue:27 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(194f, 55f, 27f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(194, 55, 27);
 

#c2371b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c2371b the same way. For those with color blindness, #c2371b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c2371b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c2371b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c2371b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c2371b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c2371b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #c2371b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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