#C0422D#C0422D

#C0422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.165 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C0422D
RGB	rgb(192, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 76.6%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 49.34, 39.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 63.26, 38.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1404 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.165 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1628, 15.2959, 4.1622)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C0422D #2DABC0

analogous

#C02D62 #C0422D #C08C2D

triadic

#C0422D #2DC042 #422DC0

tetradic

#C0422D #62C02D #2DABC0 #8C2DC0

square

#C0422D #62C02D #2DABC0 #8C2DC0

split-complementary

#C0422D #2DC08C #2D62C0

monochromatic

#5D2016 #8E3121 #C0422D #D76653 #E29285

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#C0422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#C0422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C0422D

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C0422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C0422D	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D31E3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c0422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.165 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7d67',
    500: '#c0422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c0422d;
$custom-light: #db7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c0422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 62.025,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55362,
    "c": 0.16545,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C0422D

secondary

#7DC0CC

accent

#CEE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C0422D

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

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