What color is #C72616?

#C72616 is a vivid red known as Minestrone. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Minestrone?

The RGB value is 199, 38, 22: 199 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Minestrone?

The complementary color is #16B7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C72616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Minestrone color: hex code #C72616

#C72616 rgb(199, 38, 22)

Shades of red

Minestrone has the hex code #C72616. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 14.9% green and 8.6% blue (199, 38, 22).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 80% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 89% yellow and 22% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

Minestrone (#C72616) color codes

HEX	`#C72616`
RGB	`rgb(199, 38, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 14.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 80%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 89%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 89%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.64, 60.68, 49.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.64, 78.13, 39.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.394, 13.59, 2.098)`
Decimal	`13051414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Minestrone, 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 #C72616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C72616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #C72616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c72616; }
.text { color: #c72616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c72616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 38 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c72616, #c77e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #C72616 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C72616?: #C72616 is a vivid red known as Minestrone. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Minestrone?: The RGB value is 199, 38, 22: 199 red, 38 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Minestrone?: The complementary color is #16B7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C72616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.