Palettes / Colors / #C42E2F

#C42E2F — Red

#C42E2F 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 #C42E2F 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.

#C42E2F 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 #2EC2C2; it also sits naturally between #C22E78 and #C2782E. 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 77% · Green 18% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 76% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C42E2F

.text { color: #C42E2F; }
.background { background-color: #C42E2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C42E2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 46, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(360, 62%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C42E2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 46, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C42E2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 46, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C42E2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C42E2F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EC2C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C42E2F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C42E2F

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 #C42E2F 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 #C42E2F 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

← #C42E2E  ·  #C42E30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C42E2F?

#C42E2F is Red, a red color (RGB 196, 46, 47). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C42E2F?

#C42E2F is RGB 196, 46, 47 — HSL 360°, 62%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 76%, 23%.

What colors go with #C42E2F?

Its complement is #2EC2C2; analogous partners are #C22E78 and #C2782E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C42E2F for text?

White text on #C42E2F has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.78:1.