What color is #C41E3A?

#C41E3A is a moderate red known as Cardinal Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cardinal Red?

The RGB value is 196, 30, 58: 196 red, 30 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cardinal Red?

The complementary color is #1EC4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C41E3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cardinal Red color: hex code #C41E3A

#C41E3A rgb(196, 30, 58)

Shades of red

Cardinal Red has the hex code #C41E3A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 11.8% green and 22.7% blue (196, 30, 58).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 73% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 70% yellow and 23% black.

This exact color is also called Cardinal.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

Cardinal Red (#C41E3A) color codes

HEX	`#C41E3A`
RGB	`rgb(196, 30, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 11.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 73%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 85%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 70%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, 62.89, 28.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 69.04, 24.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.996, 12.974, 5.243)`
Decimal	`12852794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cardinal Red, 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 #C41E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C41E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #C41E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c41e3a; }
.text { color: #c41e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c41e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 30 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c41e3a, #c4551e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C41E3A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C41E3A?: #C41E3A is a moderate red known as Cardinal Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cardinal Red?: The RGB value is 196, 30, 58: 196 red, 30 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cardinal Red?: The complementary color is #1EC4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C41E3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.