Information about #C70300 color

#C70300 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C70300 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(199, 3, 0) — 78% red, 1.2% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 77 / 78 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #C70300 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Boston University Red (#CC0000). Slightly further away sit Goomba (#BC0500) and Verizon Red (#CD040B).

The recipe behind #C70300 is rgb(199, 3, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C70300: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C70300 color variations

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

#C70300 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C70300 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#770100

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Black

#000000

#C70300 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BD1715

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#B12E2C

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#A24745

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#926261

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Grey

#808080

#C70300 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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#C6A200

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#C65200

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#C6004C

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#C6009B

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#A200C6

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#C70300 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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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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#0060C7
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#00C767
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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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#C70060
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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
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#00C703
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#0300C7
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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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#C4C700
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#00C4C7
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#0300C7
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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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#60C700
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#00C4C7
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#6700C7
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Nearest named colors to #C70300

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

Boston University Red color link
Boston University Red

#CC0000

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Rosso Corsa color link
Rosso Corsa

#D40000

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Pyrotect Red color link
Pyrotect Red

#E10000

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

#C70300 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C70300
  • RGB199, 3, 0
  • CMYK0, 77, 78, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 3, 0)
  • HSL1°, 100%, 39%
  • HSL Precise0.905°, 100%, 39.02%
  • HSV1°, 100%, 78%
  • HSB1°, 100%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.012, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.012, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.012, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC70300
  • DECIMAL ID13042432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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