Information about #C5523E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored earthy red, #C5523E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Catalyst (#C85241). Nearby in the Register you will also find Oh Behave (#BE523F) and Balloon (#C14D36).
The recipe behind #C5523E is rgb(197, 82, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. No one has named #C5523E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#C5523E color variations
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#C5523E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5523E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5523E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5523E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5523E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C5523E color
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Nearest named colors to #C5523E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C85241
#BE523F
#C14D36
#CB483B
#C24641
#C0514A
#CC5C39
#CD5B45
#B85439
#C95A49
#B94B42
#D4503C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5523E
- RGB197, 82, 62
- CMYK0, 45, 53, 23
- CSSrgb(197, 82, 62)
- HSL9°, 54%, 51%
- HSL Precise8.889°, 53.785%, 50.784%
- HSV9°, 69%, 77%
- HSB9°, 69%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.322, 0.243)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.322, 0.243, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.322, 0.243)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC5523E
- DECIMAL ID12931646
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
