#c7253e
a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: crimson
RGB
199, 37, 62
HSL
351°, 69%, 46%
CMYK
0, 81, 69, 22
Luminance
0.1381
Every format
| HEX | #c7253e |
| RGB | rgb(199, 37, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 69%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 69%, 22%) |
| LAB | lab(44.0 62.2 27.7) |
| LCH | lch(44.0 68.1 24.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.541 0.195 19.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #c7253e;
background-color: #c7253e;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c7253e] bg-[#c7253e]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c7253e;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.145, blue: 0.243)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c7253e")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#c7253e on white: 5.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#c7253e on black: 3.76:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red78.0%
Green14.5%
Blue24.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta81.4%
Yellow68.8%
Key (black)22.0%
Color previews
#c7253e text on a black background
contrast 3.76:1
Card sample
#c7253e text on a white background
contrast 5.58:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #c7253e;
Background color
Panel with #c7253e background
background-color: #c7253e;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c7253e;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(199, 37, 62, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(199, 37, 62, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c7253e; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7253e, #C77825);