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C20004

#C20004 Ghost Pepper

#C20004 is a medium, vivid red named Ghost Pepper. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 0.0% green and 1.6% blue (rgb(194, 0, 4)). Its HSL value is 359° hue, 100% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 98% yellow and 24% black. #C20004 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.37:1.

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Variations of #C20004

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C20004 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

C20004C2BE0000C2BE0004C2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C20004 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C20004 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7B6C00
  • Protanopia 54% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #514600
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E4200
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7B6C00
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #945800
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7000A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CB0005
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #815353

#C20004 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.37:1 Good#C20004 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#C20004 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#C20004 in CSS

/* Ghost Pepper */
.color { color: #C20004; }
.background { background-color: #C20004; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C20004; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 0 4);
color: hsl(359 100% 38%);
color: oklch(0.511 0.210 28.8);

#C20004 FAQ

What color is #C20004?

#C20004 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Ghost Pepper. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C20004?

#C20004 is rgb(194, 0, 4) in RGB, hsl(359, 100%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 98%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C20004?

The complementary color of #C20004 is #00C2BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C20004?

White text has the best contrast on #C20004: 6.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C20004 a warm or cool color?

#C20004 is a warm color.