Information about #C60C12 color

#C60C12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C60C12 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 12, 18) — 77.6% red, 4.7% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 73 / 71 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated red, #C60C12 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Venetian Red (#C80815). Slightly further away sit Sulurouge (#CC1410) and Verizon Red (#CD040B).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 12, 18) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. #C60C12 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C60C12 color variations

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

#C60C12 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F11B22

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#F55459

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#F88D90

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#FBC6C7

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White

#FFFFFF

#C60C12 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#9E090E

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#76060A

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#4F0407

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#270203

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Black

#000000

#C60C12 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BA1F24

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#AE3439

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#A04C4F

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#906566

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Grey

#808080

#C60C12 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A6C50B

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#C59A0B

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#C54F0B

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#C60C12

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#C50B5C

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#C50BA6

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#9A0BC5

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#C60C12 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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#0CC6BF
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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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#0C6FC6
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#0CC662
#0CC662

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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
#C6620C
#C6620C

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#C60C6F
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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
#C60C12
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#12C60C
#12C60C

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#0C12C6
#0C12C6

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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
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#C6BF0C
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#0CC6BF
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#0C12C6
#0C12C6

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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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#6FC60C
#6FC60C

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#0CC6BF
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#620CC6
#620CC6

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Nearest named colors to #C60C12

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

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Lava color link
Lava

#CF1020

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Blood Orange color link
Blood Orange

#D1001C

Queen Regina color link
Queen Regina

#CE1322

Mexico Red color link
Mexico Red

#CE1125

#C60C12 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C60C12
  • RGB198, 12, 18
  • CMYK0, 73, 71, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 12, 18)
  • HSL358°, 89%, 41%
  • HSL Precise358.065°, 88.571%, 41.176%
  • HSV358°, 94%, 78%
  • HSB358°, 94%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.047, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.047, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.047, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC60C12
  • DECIMAL ID12979218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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