What color is #C32F40?

#C32F40 is a moderate red known as Crimson Cloud. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crimson Cloud?

The RGB value is 195, 47, 64: 195 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crimson Cloud?

The complementary color is #2FC3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C32F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crimson Cloud color: hex code #C32F40

#C32F40 rgb(195, 47, 64)

Shades of red

Crimson Cloud has the hex code #C32F40. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 18.4% green and 25.1% blue (195, 47, 64).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 61% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 67% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

Crimson Cloud (#C32F40) color codes

HEX	`#C32F40`
RGB	`rgb(195, 47, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 18.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 61%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 76%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 67%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, 58.31, 26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 64.12, 24.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.45, 14.009, 6.266)`
Decimal	`12791616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crimson Cloud, 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 #C32F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C32F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #C32F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c32f40; }
.text { color: #c32f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c32f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 47 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c32f40, #c3682f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C32F40 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C32F40?: #C32F40 is a moderate red known as Crimson Cloud. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crimson Cloud?: The RGB value is 195, 47, 64: 195 red, 47 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crimson Cloud?: The complementary color is #2FC3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C32F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.