#c42a21
a dark, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick
RGB
196, 42, 33
HSL
3°, 71%, 45%
CMYK
0, 79, 83, 23
Luminance
0.1350
Every format
| HEX | #c42a21 |
| RGB | rgb(196, 42, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 71%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 83%, 23%) |
| LAB | lab(43.5 58.9 43.7) |
| LCH | lch(43.5 73.3 36.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.536 0.191 28.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c42a21;
background-color: #c42a21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c42a21] bg-[#c42a21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c42a21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.769, green: 0.165, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c42a21")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c42a21 on white: 5.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c42a21 on black: 3.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red76.9%
Green16.5%
Blue12.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta78.6%
Yellow83.2%
Key (black)23.1%
Color previews
#c42a21 text on a black background
contrast 3.70:1
Card sample
#c42a21 text on a white background
contrast 5.68:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c42a21;
Background color
Panel with #c42a21 background
background-color: #c42a21;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c42a21;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(196, 42, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(196, 42, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c42a21; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c42a21, #C49721);