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Description and conversion results of color rgb (196, 2, 43)

It is a dark red color having an approximate luminance of 41%. It has a hue value of 347° indicating that this is a warm color.

 

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Red (NCS), Cardinal, Upsdell Red, Fire Engine Red, Firebrick, Lava, Amaranth Red, Madder Lake, Carnelian and Cornell Red. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color rgb (196, 2, 43) to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

rgb (196, 2, 43) #c4022b hsl (347.3, 98%, 38.8%) hsv (347.3, 99%, 76.9%) lab (41.1, 66.3, 35.7) xyz (23.2, 12, 3.4)

The rgb, hexadecimal and hsl values can be used in webpages to define the colors of different objects. You can select a value easily by clicking on it.

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

   Pantone 186 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 206 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 1797 CBUY PAINT >>
   RAL 3020BUY PAINT >>
   RAL 3000BUY PAINT >>
   RAL 450-6BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6868BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6871BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6866BUY PAINT >>

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to rgb (196, 2, 43) respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark red color to white. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.


This color scale contains similar colors to Indian Red, Strawberry, Fire Opal, Cedar Chest, Light Coral, Congo Pink, Coral Pink, New York Pink, Melon, Spanish Pink, Tea Rose, Baby Pink, Misty Rose, Pale Pink, Piggy Pink and Unbleached Silk.


Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark red color to black. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.


This color scale contains similar colors to Carmine, Ruby Red, OU Crimson Red, Falu Red, Persian Plum, Prune, Rosewood, Chocolate Cosmos, Dark Sienna, Black Bean, Oxblood, Smoky Black and Old Burgundy.


Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark red color to gray. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.


This color scale contains similar colors to Sweet Brown, Upsdell Red, Auburn, Medium Carmine, Middle Red Purple, Rose Vale, Brandy, Tuscan Red, Rose Taupe, Bole, Deep Taupe, Liver, Rose Ebony and Umber.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.


Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.




This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of rose, red and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Pansy Purple, Jazzberry Jam, Tickle Me Pink, Cyclamen, Carmine, Ruby Red, Coral Pink, Congo Pink, Chocolate (Traditional), Russet, Cadmium Orange and Atomic Tangerine.


Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.


This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of red and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Rose Madder, Rusty Red, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Deep Jungle Green, Maximum Blue Green and Verdigris.


Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.



This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of red, azure and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Rose Madder, Rusty Red, Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, French Sky Blue, Blue Jeans, UP Forest Green, Forest Green (Traditional), Paris Green and Emerald.


Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.




This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of red, green, cyan and blue colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Rose Madder, Rusty Red, Dark Moss Green, Army Green, Middle Green Yellow, Olivine, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Deep Jungle Green, Maximum Blue Green, Verdigris, Persian Blue, Egyptian Blue, Maximum Blue Purple and Lavender (floral).

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