What color is #C40233?

#C40233 is a vivid rose known as Vampire Bite. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vampire Bite?

The RGB value is 196, 2, 51: 196 red, 2 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vampire Bite?

The complementary color is #02C493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C40233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vampire Bite color: hex code #C40233

#C40233 rgb(196, 2, 51)

Shades of red

Vampire Bite has the hex code #C40233. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 0.8% green and 20% blue (196, 2, 51).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 98% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 74% yellow and 23% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

Vampire Bite (#C40233) color codes

HEX	`#C40233`
RGB	`rgb(196, 2, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 0.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 98%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 99%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 74%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, 66.54, 31.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 73.42, 25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.387, 12.022, 4.22)`
Decimal	`12845619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vampire Bite, 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 #C40233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C40233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #C40233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c40233; }
.text { color: #c40233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c40233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 2 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c40233, #c43202); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C40233 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C40233?: #C40233 is a vivid rose known as Vampire Bite. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vampire Bite?: The RGB value is 196, 2, 51: 196 red, 2 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vampire Bite?: The complementary color is #02C493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C40233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.