What color is #C92D21?

#C92D21 is a moderate red known as Red Seal. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Seal?

The RGB value is 201, 45, 33: 201 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Seal?

The complementary color is #21BDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C92D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Seal color: hex code #C92D21

#C92D21 rgb(201, 45, 33)

Shades of red

Red Seal has the hex code #C92D21. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 17.6% green and 12.9% blue (201, 45, 33).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 72% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 84% yellow and 21% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

Red Seal (#C92D21) color codes

HEX	`#C92D21`
RGB	`rgb(201, 45, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 17.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 72%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 84%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 84%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.81, 59.53, 45.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.81, 74.75, 37.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.303, 14.408, 2.887)`
Decimal	`13184289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Seal, 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 #C92D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C92D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #C92D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c92d21; }
.text { color: #c92d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c92d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 45 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c92d21, #c98121); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #C92D21 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C92D21?: #C92D21 is a moderate red known as Red Seal. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Seal?: The RGB value is 201, 45, 33: 201 red, 45 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Seal?: The complementary color is #21BDC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C92D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.