All About Color #C40808

#C40808

About #C40808

#C40808 is a medium red color with the hex code #C40808. In RGB it is red 196, green 8, blue 8; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 92%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 96%, 96%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 6.20:1 on white and 3.39:1 on black.

#C40808 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC4, 08, 08
CMYK0.00%, 95.92%, 95.92%, 23.14%
RGB Decimal196, 8, 8
HSL0°, 92%, 40%
RGB Octal304, 10, 10
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 95.92%, 76.86%
RGB Binary11000100, 1000, 1000
CIE-L*AB41.10, 64.99, 52.44
RGB Percent76.86%, 3.14%, 3.14%
CIE-L*CH41.10, 83.51, 38.90
XYZ22.90, 11.93, 1.33
CIE-L*UV41.10, 132.09, 28.49
xyY0.63, 0.33, 11.93
Hunter-Lab34.54, 57.90, 21.90
RYB76.86%, 3.14%, 3.14%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C40808 on a dark background: contrast 3.39:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#C40808 on a light background: contrast 6.20:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C40808, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C40808 · #F63131 · #6C0404 · #08C4C4 · #31F6F6

Analogous palette

#C408C4 · #C40866 · #C40808 · #C46608 · #C4C408

Triadic palette

#C40808 · #08C408 · #0808C4 · #F63131 · #31F631

Tetradic palette

#C40808 · #66C408 · #08C4C4 · #6608C4 · #6C0404

Monochromatic palette

#310202 · #7A0505 · #C40808 · #F62323 · #F96C6C

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