Palettes / Colors / #C50737

#C50737 — Vivid Red

#C50737 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#C50737 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 #07C595; it also sits naturally between #C50795 and #C53707. 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 3% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 72% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C50737

.text { color: #C50737; }
.background { background-color: #C50737; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C50737; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 7, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 93%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C50737; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 7, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C50737; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 7, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C50737">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C50737">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C50737

Tints of #C50737

Tones of #C50737

Color harmonies

Complementary — #07C595:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C50737: #FFFFFF.

How #C50737 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 #C50737 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 #C50737?

#C50737 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 197, 7, 55). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C50737?

#C50737 is RGB 197, 7, 55 — HSL 345°, 93%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 72%, 23%.

What colors go with #C50737?

Its complement is #07C595; analogous partners are #C50795 and #C53707. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C50737 for text?

White text on #C50737 has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.46:1.