What color is #C30B0A?

#C30B0A is a vivid red known as Blood Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Kiss?

The RGB value is 195, 11, 10: 195 red, 11 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Kiss?

The complementary color is #0AC2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C30B0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Kiss color: hex code #C30B0A

#C30B0A rgb(195, 11, 10)

Shades of red

Blood Kiss has the hex code #C30B0A. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 4.3% green and 3.9% blue (195, 11, 10).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 90% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 95% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

Blood Kiss (#C30B0A) color codes

HEX	`#C30B0A`
RGB	`rgb(195, 11, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 4.3%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 90%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 95%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 95%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 64.43, 51.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 82.56, 38.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.683, 11.867, 1.383)`
Decimal	`12782346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Kiss, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C30B0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C30B0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C30B0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c30b0a; }
.text { color: #c30b0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c30b0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 11 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c30b0a, #c3680a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #C30B0A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C30B0A?: #C30B0A is a vivid red known as Blood Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Kiss?: The RGB value is 195, 11, 10: 195 red, 11 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Kiss?: The complementary color is #0AC2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C30B0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.