All About Color #C8261E

#C8261E

About #C8261E

#C8261E is a medium red color with the hex code #C8261E. In RGB it is red 200, green 38, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 3°, saturation 74%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 81%, 85%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 5.60:1 on white and 3.75:1 on black.

#C8261E Color Conversion

Hex tripletC8, 26, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 81.00%, 85.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal200, 38, 30
HSL3°, 74%, 45%
RGB Octal310, 46, 36
HSV (HSB)2.82°, 85.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary11001000, 100110, 11110
CIE-L*AB43.89, 61.15, 45.81
RGB Percent78.43%, 14.90%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH43.89, 76.40, 36.84
XYZ24.75, 13.76, 2.58
CIE-L*UV43.89, 123.55, 28.57
xyY0.60, 0.33, 13.76
Hunter-Lab37.09, 54.17, 21.84
RYB78.43%, 15.06%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C8261E on a dark background: contrast 3.75:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#C8261E on a light background: contrast 5.60:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C8261E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C8261E · #E6625B · #781712 · #1EBFC8 · #5BDFE6

Analogous palette

#C81EBF · #C81E6A · #C8261E · #C87B1E · #BFC81E

Triadic palette

#C8261E · #1EC826 · #261EC8 · #E6625B · #5BE662

Tetradic palette

#C8261E · #6AC81E · #1EBFC8 · #7B1EC8 · #781712

Monochromatic palette

#430D0A · #851A14 · #C8261E · #E4554E · #EE9590

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