#C5231B Hex color

#C5231B

The hexadecimal color code #C5231B corresponds to the code RGB( 197, 35, 27 ). It's a shade of Red. This color is a combination of red (at 0,77 level), green (at 0,14 level) and blue (at 0,11 level). Its brightness is 43% and its saturation is 75%. It is composed of red at 76%, green at 13% and blue at 10%. The dominant component is red.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

3
75
43
Shade of Red
Hex Code #C5231B
RGB Code rgb( 197 , 35 , 27)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 77.3% , 13.7% , 10.6% )
HSLhsl( 3 , 75% , 43% )
Complementary
Color
#3ADCE4


Variations of #C5231B

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #C5231B is the color #F9E9E8

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #130302.

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Other Shades of Red

Examples of other colors within the Red spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #3ADCE4 is the color exactly opposite to #C5231B on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#C5231B

Triadic palette



Uses of #C5231B in CSS

When using #C5231B as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #C5231B as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#C5231B as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #C5231B;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #C5231B;  }

Border

#C5231B colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #C5231B;  }

Shadow

#C5231B shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #C5231B; }

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