All About Color #C42408

#C42408

About #C42408

#C42408 is a medium red color with the hex code #C42408. In RGB it is red 196, green 36, blue 8; in HSL it is hue 9°, saturation 92%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 82%, 96%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 5.83:1 on white and 3.60:1 on black.

#C42408 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC4, 24, 08
CMYK0.00%, 81.63%, 95.92%, 23.14%
RGB Decimal196, 36, 8
HSL9°, 92%, 40%
RGB Octal304, 44, 10
HSV (HSB)8.94°, 95.92%, 76.86%
RGB Binary11000100, 100100, 1000
CIE-L*AB42.79, 60.16, 53.34
RGB Percent76.86%, 14.12%, 3.14%
CIE-L*CH42.79, 80.40, 41.56
XYZ23.44, 13.02, 1.51
CIE-L*UV42.79, 123.63, 31.44
xyY0.62, 0.34, 13.02
Hunter-Lab36.08, 52.84, 22.78
RYB76.86%, 16.04%, 3.14%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C42408 on a dark background: contrast 3.60:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#C42408 on a light background: contrast 5.83:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C42408, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C42408 · #F64F31 · #6C1404 · #08A8C4 · #31D9F6

Analogous palette

#C408A8 · #C4084A · #C42408 · #C48208 · #A8C408

Triadic palette

#C42408 · #08C424 · #2408C4 · #F64F31 · #31F64F

Tetradic palette

#C42408 · #4AC408 · #08A8C4 · #8208C4 · #6C1404

Monochromatic palette

#310902 · #7A1705 · #C42408 · #F64223 · #F9816C

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