#C04042#C04042

#C04042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.164 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C04042
RGB	rgb(192, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 65.6%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 51.21, 27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 58.13, 28.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1505 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.164 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5575, 15.2701, 6.8075)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C04042 #40C0BE

analogous

#C04082 #C04042 #C07E40

triadic

#C04042 #42C040 #4042C0

tetradic

#C04042 #82C040 #40C0BE #7E40C0

square

#C04042 #82C040 #40C0BE #7E40C0

split-complementary

#C04042 #40C07E #4082C0

monochromatic

#642122 #923032 #C04042 #CF6E70 #DE9C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#C04042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#C04042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C04042

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C04042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C04042	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D32042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c04042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.164 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c76',
    500: '#c04042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c04042;
$custom-light: #da7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c04042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.063,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55424,
    "c": 0.16395,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C04042

secondary

#91CBCA

accent

#DAD84E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C04042

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

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