What color is #C01141?

#C01141 is a vivid rose known as Red Jalapeño. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Jalapeño?

The RGB value is 192, 17, 65: 192 red, 17 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Jalapeño?

The complementary color is #11C090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C01141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Jalapeño color: hex code #C01141

#C01141 rgb(192, 17, 65)

Shades of pink

Red Jalapeño has the hex code #C01141. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 6.7% green and 25.5% blue (192, 17, 65).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 84% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 66% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

Red Jalapeño (#C01141) color codes

HEX	`#C01141`
RGB	`rgb(192, 17, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 6.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 84%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 91%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 66%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.2, 64.53, 22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.2, 68.2, 18.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.895, 11.993, 6.109)`
Decimal	`12587329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Jalapeño, 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 #C01141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C01141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #C01141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c01141; }
.text { color: #c01141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c01141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 17 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c01141, #c03911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #C01141 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C01141?: #C01141 is a vivid rose known as Red Jalapeño. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Jalapeño?: The RGB value is 192, 17, 65: 192 red, 17 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Jalapeño?: The complementary color is #11C090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C01141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.