What color is #C04646?

#C04646 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color King Crimson. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C04646?

The RGB value is 192, 70, 70: 192 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C04646?

The complementary color is #46C0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C04646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C04646 color

#C04646 rgb(192, 70, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #C04646 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 27.5% green and 27.5% blue (192, 70, 70).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 64% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is King Crimson (#C64A4A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#C04646 color codes

HEX	`#C04646`
RGB	`rgb(192, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 49%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 64%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 64%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, 48.89, 26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 55.57, 28.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.036, 16.032, 7.569)`
Decimal	`12600902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C04646, 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 #C04646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C04646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #C04646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c04646; }
.text { color: #c04646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c04646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c04646, #c08346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #C04646?: #C04646 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color King Crimson. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C04646?: The RGB value is 192, 70, 70: 192 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C04646?: The complementary color is #46C0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C04646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.