All About Color #C8240E

#C8240E

About #C8240E

#C8240E is a medium red color with the hex code #C8240E. In RGB it is red 200, green 36, blue 14; in HSL it is hue 7°, saturation 87%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 82%, 93%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 5.65:1 on white and 3.71:1 on black.

#C8240E Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, 24, 0E
CMYK0.00%, 82.00%, 93.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 36, 14
HSL7°, 87%, 42%
RGB Octal310, 44, 16
HSV (HSB)7.10°, 93.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 100100, 1110
CIE-L*AB43.61, 61.38, 52.38
RGB Percent78.43%, 14.12%, 5.49%
CIE-L*CH43.61, 80.69, 40.48
XYZ24.53, 13.57, 1.74
CIE-L*UV43.61, 126.24, 31.28
xyY0.62, 0.34, 13.57
Hunter-Lab36.84, 54.38, 22.98
RYB78.43%, 15.27%, 5.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8240E on a dark background: contrast 3.71:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#C8240E on a light background: contrast 5.65:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8240E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8240E · #F25540 · #721408 · #0EB3C8 · #40DDF2

Analogous palette

#C80EB3 · #C80E55 · #C8240E · #C8810E · #B3C80E

Triadic palette

#C8240E · #0EC824 · #240EC8 · #F25540 · #40F255

Tetradic palette

#C8240E · #55C80E · #0EB3C8 · #810EC8 · #721408

Monochromatic palette

#390A04 · #811709 · #C8240E · #F14832 · #F68879

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