#c53530 Color Information

#c53530 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 #c53530. In RGB, it consists of 77.3% Red, 20.8% Green, and 18.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 73.1% Magenta, 75.6% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 2.0°, with saturation of 60.8% and lightness of 48%. The decimal value for #c53530 is 12924208, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c53530 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#c53530 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color197, 53, 48 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color77.3%, 20.8%, 18.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.227, 0.792, 0.812 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.731, 0.756, 0.227 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color2.0°, 60.8%, 48.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color2.0°, 75.6%, 77.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.833, 14.630, 4.311 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color197, 53, 48 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12924208 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.123, 56.181, 37.217 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.123, 67.390, 33.522 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.123, 110.478, 25.556 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.249, 48.952, 20.091 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.567, 0.334, 14.630 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291114288 / 0xffc53530 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #c53530

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c53530, its pure hue is 2.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.8%, and its lightness is 48.0%. 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 #c53530, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190706 to #ac2e2a.

Tints of #c53530

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c53530, its pure hue is 2.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.8%, and its lightness is 48.0%. 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 #c53530, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cc4e4a to #f8e6e5.

Tones of #c53530

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c53530, its pure hue is 2.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.8%, 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 #c53530, which range from #7b7b7b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f50800 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c53530

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c53530! For #c53530, 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, #c53530. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c53530

This color, #c53530, consists of 77.3% Red, 20.8% Green, and 18.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 197, Green = 53, Blue = 48. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c53530 is 0% Cyan, 73.1% Magenta, 75.6% Yellow, and 22.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R77.3%
C0.0%
G20.8%
M73.1%
B18.8%
Y75.6%
K22.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 197 53 48
Octal 305 65 60
Hexa #c5 #35 #30
Binary 11000101 00110101 00110000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 73 75 22
Octal 0 111 113 26
Hexa #00 #49 #4b #16
Binary 00000000 01001001 01001011 00010110

Analogous Colors of #c53530

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c53530 — which has hue 2.0° — its analogous colors are located at 2.0° and 332.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c53530.

Triadic Colors of #c53530

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 #c53530 — which has hue 2.0° — its triadic colors are located at 2.0° and 242.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c53530.

Complementary Color of #c53530

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c53530 — which has hue 2.0° — its complementary color is located at 182.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c53530.

Split Complementary Colors of #c53530

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 #c53530 — which has hue 2.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 2.0° and 212.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c53530.

Tetradic Colors of #c53530

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 #c53530 — which has hue 2.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 272.0°, 2.0°, 92.0°, and 182.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c53530.

Monochromatic Colors of #c53530

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c53530, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #572624 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f1827e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c53530

We want to make getting started with #c53530 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c53530 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c53530 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 #c53530 with other HTML elements.

#c53530 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c53530.
<span style="color: #c53530;">The color of this text is #c53530.</span>

#c53530 Background Color

The background color for this text is #c53530.
<div style="background-color: #c53530; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c53530.</div>

#c53530 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c53530.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c53530;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c53530.</span>

#c53530 Border Color

This is a div with border color #c53530.
<div style="border: #c53530 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c53530.</div>

#c53530 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c53530 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c53530; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c53530 on a white background.</div></div>

#c53530 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c53530 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c53530; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c53530 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c53530 to White

This is a gradient from #c53530 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c53530,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c53530,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c53530,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c53530,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c53530 to white.</div>

Gradient from #c53530 to Black

This is a gradient from #c53530 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c53530,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c53530,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c53530,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c53530,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c53530 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c53530

In addition to using #c53530 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 #c53530 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c53530, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 197, Green = 53, Blue = 48). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c53530 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 #c53530
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(197, 53, 48)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c53530; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c53530; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c53530; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(197, 53, 48);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c53530")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:197, green:53, blue:48, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:197 green:53 blue:48 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(197f, 53f, 48f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(197, 53, 48);
 

#c53530 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c53530 the same way. For those with color blindness, #c53530 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c53530 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c53530 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 #c53530 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 #c53530 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 #c53530 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 #c53530 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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