Information about #C83C40 color

#C83C40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C83C40 falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 60, 64) — 78.4% red, 23.5% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 55 / 53 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C83C40 is a confidently colored red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Reddish (#C44240). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bring It On (#C3423B) and Strawberry Red (#C83F49).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 60, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C83C40: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C83C40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C83C40 color variations

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

#C83C40 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C83C40

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

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Daredevil color link
Daredevil

#CB483B

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Madder Lake color link
Madder Lake

#CC3336

Jasper color link
Jasper

#D73B3E

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C83C40
  • RGB200, 60, 64
  • CMYK0, 55, 53, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 60, 64)
  • HSL358°, 56%, 51%
  • HSL Precise358.286°, 56%, 50.98%
  • HSV358°, 70%, 78%
  • HSB358°, 70%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.235, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.235, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.235, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC83C40
  • DECIMAL ID13122624
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01