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#C4024C Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #C4024C including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#C4024C Color Information

#C4024C RGB value is (196, 2, 76). The hex color red value is 196, green is 2, and blue is 76. Its HSL format shows a hue of 337°, saturation of 98 percent, and lightness of39 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 99 percent, 61 percent, 23percent.

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#C4024C Color Meaning

Color #C4024C embodies dramatic emotion, sacrificial beauty, and theatrical intensity. #C4024C rich, slightly purplish red is deep and commanding, evocative of stage curtains, tragic roses, and the flush of profound feeling. Psychologically, color #C4024C is passionate and absorbing, stimulating deep emotional response, romantic idealism, and a sense of grand narrative. #C4024C conveys a love or a conviction that is dramatic, costly, and aesthetically rich. #C4024C color is emotion framed and elevated to art. Symbolically, color #C4024C represents the heart's blood spilled for beauty or belief, passion that fuels great art, and the vivid contrast of life against mortality. #C4024C is the color of opera, revolution, and sacred love in classical painting. Culturally, #C4024C is a color of high drama and historical significance in visual storytelling. Color #C4024C offers a red that is not about danger or stop signs, but about the depth, sacrifice, and breathtaking spectacle of human emotion.

Color Conversion

Convert #C4024C across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#C4024C
RGB
rgb(196, 2, 76)
HSL
hsl(337°, 98%, 39%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 99%, 61%, 23%)
HSV
hsv(337°, 99%, 77%)
XYZ
24.0912 12.3010 7.9421
Yxy
12.3010 0.5434 0.2775
Hunter Lab
35.0728 4.0432 0.5636
CIE-Lab
41.6905 67.7630 15.9021

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red196 / 255 (77%)
77%
Green2 / 255 (1%)
Blue76 / 255 (30%)
30%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta99 / 100 (99%)
99%
Yellow61 / 100 (61%)
61%
Key (Black)23 / 100 (23%)
23%

Color Variations

#C4024C harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#C4024C harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #C4024C for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.07:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.07:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.07:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #C4024C appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#C4024C

protanopia

#706e3a

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #C4024C;

Text Color

color: #C4024C;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #C4024C;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C4024C40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #C4024C;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C4024C 0%, #77012e 100%);

#C4024C Color FAQs

Frequently asked questions about #C4024C color meaning, symbolism, and applications. Click on any question to expand detailed answers.