Palettes / Colors / #C33232

#C33232 — Red

#C33232 is a red color we call 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 #C33232 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.

#C33232 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #32C3C3; it also sits naturally between #C3327A and #C37A32. 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 20% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 74% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C33232

.text { color: #C33232; }
.background { background-color: #C33232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C33232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 50, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C33232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 50, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C33232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 50, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C33232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C33232">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #32C3C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C33232: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C33232

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 #C33232 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 #C33232 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C33232?

#C33232 is Red, a red color (RGB 195, 50, 50). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C33232?

#C33232 is RGB 195, 50, 50 — HSL 0°, 59%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 74%, 24%.

What colors go with #C33232?

Its complement is #32C3C3; analogous partners are #C3327A and #C37A32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C33232 for text?

White text on #C33232 has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.