Information about #C00228 color

#C00228 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C00228 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(192, 2, 40) — 75.3% red, 0.8% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 75 / 60 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid red, #C00228 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lipstick Red (#C0022F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Angels Red (#BA0021) and Pepsi Red (#C9002B).

In RGB terms — rgb(192, 2, 40) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #C00228 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C00228 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C00228 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C00228 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C00228

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#99011F

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#730117

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#4C000F

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#260007

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Black

#000000

#C00228 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B71636

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#AD2C46

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#A04658

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#91616B

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Grey

#808080

#C00228 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BF0173

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#BF01BF

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#7301BF

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#C00228 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#02C09A
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#0287C0
#0287C0

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#02C03B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#C00287
#C00287

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#C00228
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#28C002
#28C002

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#0228C0
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#C00228
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#C09A02
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#02C09A
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#0228C0
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#87C002
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#02C09A
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#3B02C0
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Nearest named colors to #C00228

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Pepsi Red color link
Pepsi Red

#C9002B

Crimson Glory color link
Crimson Glory

#BE0032

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Red Tape color link
Red Tape

#B3002F

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Vivid Crimson color link
Vivid Crimson

#CC0033

#C00228 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C00228
  • RGB192, 2, 40
  • CMYK0, 75, 60, 25
  • CSSrgb(192, 2, 40)
  • HSL348°, 98%, 38%
  • HSL Precise348°, 97.938%, 38.039%
  • HSV348°, 99%, 75%
  • HSB348°, 99%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.753, 0.008, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.753, 0.008, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.753, 0.008, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC00228
  • DECIMAL ID12583464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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