#c52a73 Color Information

#c52a73 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 #c52a73. In RGB, it consists of 77.3% Red, 16.5% Green, and 45.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 78.7% Magenta, 41.6% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 331.7°, with saturation of 64.9% and lightness of 46.9%. The decimal value for #c52a73 is 12921459, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c52a73 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c52a73 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color197, 42, 115 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color77.3%, 16.5%, 45.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.227, 0.835, 0.549 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.787, 0.416, 0.227 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color331.7°, 64.9%, 46.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color331.7°, 78.7%, 77.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.948, 14.764, 17.649 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color197, 42, 115 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12921459 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.309, 64.210, -3.342 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.309, 64.297, 357.020 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.309, 94.158, -16.144 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.424, 57.947, -0.336 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.454, 0.249, 14.764 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291111539 / 0xffc52a73 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3366 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #c52a73

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c52a73, its pure hue is 331.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.9%, and its lightness is 46.9%. 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 #c52a73, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #19050e to #ac2565.

Tints of #c52a73

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c52a73, its pure hue is 331.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.9%, and its lightness is 46.9%. 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 #c52a73, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cc4585 to #f8e4ee.

Tones of #c52a73

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c52a73, its pure hue is 331.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.9%, 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 #c52a73, which range from #787878 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ef0071 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c52a73

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c52a73! For #c52a73, 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, #c52a73. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c52a73

This color, #c52a73, consists of 77.3% Red, 16.5% Green, and 45.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 197, Green = 42, Blue = 115. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c52a73 is 0% Cyan, 78.7% Magenta, 41.6% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R77.3%
C0.0%
G16.5%
M78.7%
B45.1%
Y41.6%
K22.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 197 42 115
Octal 305 52 163
Hexa #c5 #2a #73
Binary 11000101 00101010 01110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 78 41 22
Octal 0 116 51 26
Hexa #00 #4e #29 #16
Binary 00000000 01001110 00101001 00010110

Analogous Colors of #c52a73

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c52a73 — which has hue 331.7° — its analogous colors are located at 1.7° and 331.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c52a73.

Triadic Colors of #c52a73

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 #c52a73 — which has hue 331.7° — its triadic colors are located at 91.7° and 331.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c52a73.

Complementary Color of #c52a73

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c52a73 — which has hue 331.7° — its complementary color is located at 151.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c52a73.

Split Complementary Colors of #c52a73

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 #c52a73 — which has hue 331.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 121.7° and 331.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c52a73.

Tetradic Colors of #c52a73

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 #c52a73 — which has hue 331.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 241.7°, 331.7°, 61.7°, and 151.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c52a73.

Monochromatic Colors of #c52a73

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c52a73, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #58203a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f275b0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c52a73

We want to make getting started with #c52a73 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c52a73 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c52a73 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 #c52a73 with other HTML elements.

#c52a73 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c52a73.
<span style="color: #c52a73;">The color of this text is #c52a73.</span>

#c52a73 Background Color

The background color for this text is #c52a73.
<div style="background-color: #c52a73; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c52a73.</div>

#c52a73 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c52a73.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c52a73;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c52a73.</span>

#c52a73 Border Color

This is a div with border color #c52a73.
<div style="border: #c52a73 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c52a73.</div>

#c52a73 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c52a73 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c52a73; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c52a73 on a white background.</div></div>

#c52a73 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c52a73 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c52a73; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c52a73 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c52a73 to White

This is a gradient from #c52a73 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c52a73,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c52a73,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c52a73,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c52a73,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c52a73 to white.</div>

Gradient from #c52a73 to Black

This is a gradient from #c52a73 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c52a73,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c52a73,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c52a73,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c52a73,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c52a73 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c52a73

In addition to using #c52a73 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 #c52a73 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c52a73, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 197, Green = 42, Blue = 115). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c52a73 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 #c52a73
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(197, 42, 115)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c52a73; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c52a73; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c52a73; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(197, 42, 115);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c52a73")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:197, green:42, blue:115, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:197 green:42 blue:115 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(197f, 42f, 115f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(197, 42, 115);
 

#c52a73 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c52a73 the same way. For those with color blindness, #c52a73 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c52a73 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c52a73 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 #c52a73 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 #c52a73 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 #c52a73 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 5.3:1 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 #c52a73 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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