What color is #C22D48?

#C22D48 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Dry Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C22D48?

The RGB value is 194, 45, 72: 194 red, 45 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C22D48?

The complementary color is #2DC2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C22D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C22D48 color

#C22D48 rgb(194, 45, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #C22D48 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 17.6% green and 28.2% blue (194, 45, 72).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 62% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 63% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dry Rose (#C22F4D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#C22D48 color codes

HEX	`#C22D48`
RGB	`rgb(194, 45, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 17.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 62%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 77%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 63%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, 59.1, 21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 62.85, 19.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.359, 13.818, 7.514)`
Decimal	`12725576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C22D48, 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 #C22D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C22D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #C22D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c22d48; }
.text { color: #c22d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c22d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 45 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c22d48, #c25d2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #C22D48?: #C22D48 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Dry Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C22D48?: The RGB value is 194, 45, 72: 194 red, 45 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C22D48?: The complementary color is #2DC2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C22D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.