#C04040#C04040

#C04040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.164 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C04040
RGB	rgb(192, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.7%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 51.09, 28.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 58.59, 29.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1497 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.164 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4996, 15.2469, 6.5024)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C04040 #40C0C0

analogous

#C04080 #C04040 #C08040

triadic

#C04040 #40C040 #4040C0

tetradic

#C04040 #80C040 #40C0C0 #8040C0

square

#C04040 #80C040 #40C0C0 #8040C0

split-complementary

#C04040 #40C080 #4080C0

monochromatic

#642121 #923030 #C04040 #CF6E6E #DE9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#C04040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#C04040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C04040

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C04040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C04040	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D31F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c04040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.164 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c75',
    500: '#c04040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c04040;
$custom-light: #da7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c04040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55391,
    "c": 0.16419,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C04040

secondary

#91CBCB

accent

#DADA4E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C04040

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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