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#C90B42 Akari Red

#C90B42 is a medium, vivid red named Akari Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 4.3% green and 25.9% blue (rgb(201, 11, 66)). Its HSL value is 343° hue, 90% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 67% yellow and 21% black. #C90B42 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.82:1.

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Variations of #C90B42

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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#C90B42 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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#C90B42 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C90B42 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7D723D
  • Protanopia 53% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #514D42
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #814840
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D723D
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #985E3E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DD0028
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D20038
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #656565
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #87585E

#C90B42 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.82:1 Good#C90B42 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.61:1 Poor#C90B42 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#C90B42 in CSS

/* Akari Red */
.color { color: #C90B42; }
.background { background-color: #C90B42; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C90B42; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 11 66);
color: hsl(343 90% 42%);
color: oklch(0.534 0.209 15.7);

#C90B42 FAQ

What color is #C90B42?

#C90B42 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Akari Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C90B42?

#C90B42 is rgb(201, 11, 66) in RGB, hsl(343, 90%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 95%, 67%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C90B42?

The complementary color of #C90B42 is #0BC992, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C90B42?

White text has the best contrast on #C90B42: 5.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C90B42 a warm or cool color?

#C90B42 is a warm color.