What color is #C13939?

#C13939 is a moderate red known as Crimson Glow. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crimson Glow?

The RGB value is 193, 57, 57: 193 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crimson Glow?

The complementary color is #39C1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C13939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crimson Glow color: hex code #C13939

#C13939 rgb(193, 57, 57)

Shades of red

Crimson Glow has the hex code #C13939. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (193, 57, 57).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 54% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 70% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

Crimson Glow (#C13939) color codes

HEX	`#C13939`
RGB	`rgb(193, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 54%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 70%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 70%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 53.83, 31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 62.48, 30.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.197, 14.563, 5.407)`
Decimal	`12663097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crimson Glow, 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 #C13939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C13939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #C13939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c13939; }
.text { color: #c13939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c13939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c13939, #c17d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #C13939 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C13939?: #C13939 is a moderate red known as Crimson Glow. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crimson Glow?: The RGB value is 193, 57, 57: 193 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crimson Glow?: The complementary color is #39C1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C13939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.