What color is #C30232?

#C30232 is a vivid red known as Pomodoro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pomodoro?

The RGB value is 195, 2, 50: 195 red, 2 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pomodoro?

The complementary color is #02C393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C30232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pomodoro color: hex code #C30232

#C30232 rgb(195, 2, 50)

Shades of red

Pomodoro has the hex code #C30232. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 0.8% green and 19.6% blue (195, 2, 50).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 98% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 74% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

Pomodoro (#C30232) color codes

HEX	`#C30232`
RGB	`rgb(195, 2, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 0.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 98%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 99%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.02, 66.26, 31.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.02, 73.29, 25.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.106, 11.88, 4.093)`
Decimal	`12780082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pomodoro, 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 #C30232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C30232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #C30232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c30232; }
.text { color: #c30232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c30232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 2 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c30232, #c33202); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C30232 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C30232?: #C30232 is a vivid red known as Pomodoro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pomodoro?: The RGB value is 195, 2, 50: 195 red, 2 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pomodoro?: The complementary color is #02C393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C30232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.