Bright Maroon (#C32148)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.78:1 — vs black: 3.63:1

Color values

  • HEX #C32148
  • RGB rgb(195, 33, 72)
  • HSL hsl(345, 71%, 44%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 83, 63, 24 )
  • Websafe #CC3333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C32148 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Bright Maroon
#C32148 Base
#21C39C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Bright Maroon
#C32148 Base
#C32199
#C34B21
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Bright Maroon
#C32148 Base
#48C321
#2148C3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Bright Maroon
#C32148 Base
#21C34B
#2199C3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Bright Maroon
#C32148 Base
#99C321
#21C39C
#4B21C3
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Bright Maroon
#C32148 Base
#400B18
#821630
#A01B3B
#DC315A
#E14F72
#EC91A7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Bright Maroon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160408
#380A15
#5B0F22
#7E152E
#A01B3B
Bright Maroon #C32148 Base
#DE3A61
#E56684
#EC91A7
#F4BDCA
#FBE9EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C32148. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C32148;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C32148;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C32148;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C32148,
        #21C39C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C32148,
        #21C39C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$bright-maroon: #C32148;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bright-maroon-r: 195;
$bright-maroon-g: 33;
$bright-maroon-b: 72;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $bright-maroon;
    color: rgba($bright-maroon-r, $bright-maroon-g, $bright-maroon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Bright Maroon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C32148 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #727241 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4C4C49 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C22828 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #666666 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Bright Maroon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bright Maroon #C32148 Base
French Raspberry #C72C48 ΔE 2.29
Spanish Carmine #D10047 ΔE 2.36
Pictorial Carmine #C30B4E ΔE 3.28
Utah Crimson #D3003F ΔE 3.77

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.