#C0422C#C0422C

#C0422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.166 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C0422C
RGB	rgb(192, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 77.1%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 49.30, 40.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 63.56, 39.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1401 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.166 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1438, 15.2883, 4.0620)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C0422C #2CAAC0

analogous

#C02C60 #C0422C #C08C2C

triadic

#C0422C #2CC042 #422CC0

tetradic

#C0422C #60C02C #2CAAC0 #8C2CC0

square

#C0422C #60C02C #2CAAC0 #8C2CC0

split-complementary

#C0422C #2CC08C #2C60C0

monochromatic

#5C2015 #8E3121 #C0422C #D76652 #E39284

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#C0422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#C0422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C0422C

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C0422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C0422C	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D31E3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c0422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.166 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7d67',
    500: '#c0422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c0422c;
$custom-light: #db7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c0422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.919,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55351,
    "c": 0.16564,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C0422C

secondary

#7CC0CC

accent

#CDE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C0422C

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

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