Palettes / Colors / #C00A07

#C00A07 — Vivid Red

#C00A07 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #C00A07 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C00A07 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #07BDC0; it also sits naturally between #C00760 and #C06707. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 4% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 96% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C00A07

.text { color: #C00A07; }
.background { background-color: #C00A07; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C00A07; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 10, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 93%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C00A07; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 10, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C00A07; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 10, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C00A07">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C00A07">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #07BDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C00A07: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C00A07

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C00A07 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C00A07 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C00A06  ·  #C00A08 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C00A07?

#C00A07 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 192, 10, 7). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C00A07?

#C00A07 is RGB 192, 10, 7 — HSL 1°, 93%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 96%, 25%.

What colors go with #C00A07?

Its complement is #07BDC0; analogous partners are #C00760 and #C06707. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C00A07 for text?

White text on #C00A07 has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.29:1.