All About Color #C8231E

#C8231E

About #C8231E

#C8231E is a medium red color with the hex code #C8231E. In RGB it is red 200, green 35, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 74%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 83%, 85%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 5.65:1 on white and 3.72:1 on black.

#C8231E Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, 23, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 82.50%, 85.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 35, 30
HSL2°, 74%, 45%
RGB Octal310, 43, 36
HSV (HSB)1.76°, 85.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 100011, 11110
CIE-L*AB43.62, 61.91, 45.57
RGB Percent78.43%, 13.73%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH43.62, 76.87, 36.36
XYZ24.65, 13.58, 2.55
CIE-L*UV43.62, 124.84, 28.09
xyY0.60, 0.33, 13.58
Hunter-Lab36.84, 54.97, 21.69
RYB78.43%, 13.78%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8231E on a dark background: contrast 3.72:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#C8231E on a light background: contrast 5.65:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8231E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8231E · #E65F5B · #781512 · #1EC2C8 · #5BE2E6

Analogous palette

#C81EC2 · #C81E6D · #C8231E · #C8781E · #C2C81E

Triadic palette

#C8231E · #1EC823 · #231EC8 · #E65F5B · #5BE65F

Tetradic palette

#C8231E · #6DC81E · #1EC2C8 · #781EC8 · #781512

Monochromatic palette

#430C0A · #851814 · #C8231E · #E4534E · #EE9390

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