What color is #C62D2C?

#C62D2C is a moderate red known as Peri Peri. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peri Peri?

The RGB value is 198, 45, 44: 198 red, 45 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peri Peri?

The complementary color is #2CC5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C62D2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peri Peri color: hex code #C62D2C

#C62D2C rgb(198, 45, 44)

Shades of red

Peri Peri has the hex code #C62D2C. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 17.6% green and 17.3% blue (198, 45, 44).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 64% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 78% yellow and 22% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

Peri Peri (#C62D2C) color codes

HEX	`#C62D2C`
RGB	`rgb(198, 45, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 17.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 64%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 78%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 78%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.33, 58.96, 38.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.33, 70.51, 33.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.685, 14.068, 3.798)`
Decimal	`12987692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peri Peri, 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 #C62D2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C62D2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #C62D2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c62d2c; }
.text { color: #c62d2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c62d2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 45 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c62d2c, #c67a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C62D2C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C62D2C?: #C62D2C is a moderate red known as Peri Peri. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peri Peri?: The RGB value is 198, 45, 44: 198 red, 45 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peri Peri?: The complementary color is #2CC5C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C62D2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.