Palettes / Colors / #C2002E

#C2002E — Vivid Red

#C2002E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #C2002E 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.

#C2002E 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 #00C295; it also sits naturally between #C2008E and #C23400. 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 76% · Green 0% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 76% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C2002E

.text { color: #C2002E; }
.background { background-color: #C2002E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2002E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 0, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 100%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2002E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 0, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2002E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 0, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2002E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2002E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2002E

Tints of #C2002E

Tones of #C2002E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00C295:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2002E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2002E

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 #C2002E 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 #C2002E 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

← #C2002D  ·  #C2002F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2002E?

#C2002E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 194, 0, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2002E?

#C2002E is RGB 194, 0, 46 — HSL 346°, 100%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 76%, 24%.

What colors go with #C2002E?

Its complement is #00C295; analogous partners are #C2008E and #C23400. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2002E for text?

White text on #C2002E has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.