#C04243#C04243

#C04243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.162 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C04243
RGB	rgb(192, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(360, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(360, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 65.1%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 50.43, 27.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 57.36, 28.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.67% 0.1482 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(55.67% 0.162 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7021, 15.5116, 7.0024)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C04243 #42C0BF

analogous

#C04282 #C04243 #C08042

triadic

#C04243 #43C042 #4243C0

tetradic

#C04243 #82C042 #42C0BF #8042C0

square

#C04243 #82C042 #42C0BF #8042C0

split-complementary

#C04243 #42C080 #4282C0

monochromatic

#662222 #943132 #C04243 #CF7071 #DF9E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#C04243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#C04243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C04243

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C04243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C04243	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c04243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.162 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7d77',
    500: '#c04243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c04243;
$custom-light: #da7d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c04243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.524,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55673,
    "c": 0.16176,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C04243

secondary

#93CBCA

accent

#DAD84E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C04243

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

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