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#C64A4A King Crimson

#C64A4A is a medium, vivid red named King Crimson. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 29.0% green and 29.0% blue (rgb(198, 74, 74)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 52% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 63% yellow and 22% black. #C64A4A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.69:1.

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Variations of #C64A4A

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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#C64A4A 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.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C64A4A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C64A4A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #897E47
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A6349
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B6148
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #897E47
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E6F47
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9304B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CE414A
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #747474
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E6B6B

#C64A4A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.69:1 Good#C64A4A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.48:1 Poor#C64A4A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#C64A4A in CSS

/* King Crimson */
.color { color: #C64A4A; }
.background { background-color: #C64A4A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C64A4A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(198 74 74);
color: hsl(0 52% 53%);
color: oklch(0.577 0.159 23.5);

#C64A4A FAQ

What color is #C64A4A?

#C64A4A is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is King Crimson. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C64A4A?

#C64A4A is rgb(198, 74, 74) in RGB, hsl(0, 52%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 63%, 63%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C64A4A?

The complementary color of #C64A4A is #4AC6C6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C64A4A?

White text has the best contrast on #C64A4A: 4.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C64A4A a warm or cool color?

#C64A4A is a warm color.