What color is #C30305?

#C30305 is a vivid red known as Threatening Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Threatening Red?

The RGB value is 195, 3, 5: 195 red, 3 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Threatening Red?

The complementary color is #03C3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C30305?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Threatening Red color: hex code #C30305

#C30305 rgb(195, 3, 5)

Shades of red

Threatening Red has the hex code #C30305. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 1.2% green and 2% blue (195, 3, 5).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 97% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 97% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

Threatening Red (#C30305) color codes

HEX	`#C30305`
RGB	`rgb(195, 3, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 1.2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 97%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 98%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 97%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, 65.19, 53.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 84.11, 39.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.569, 11.682, 1.21)`
Decimal	`12780293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Threatening Red, 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 #C30305	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C30305 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #C30305 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c30305; }
.text { color: #c30305; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c30305; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 3 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c30305, #c36103); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #C30305 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C30305?: #C30305 is a vivid red known as Threatening Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Threatening Red?: The RGB value is 195, 3, 5: 195 red, 3 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Threatening Red?: The complementary color is #03C3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C30305?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.