#C04255#C04255

#C04255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.161 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C04255
RGB	rgb(192, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(351, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 55.7%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 51.67, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 54.36, 18.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1553 0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.161 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3284, 15.7621, 10.3012)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C04255 #42C0AD

analogous

#C04294 #C04255 #C06E42

triadic

#C04255 #55C042 #4255C0

tetradic

#C04255 #94C042 #42C0AD #6E42C0

square

#C04255 #94C042 #42C0AD #6E42C0

split-complementary

#C04255 #42C06E #4294C0

monochromatic

#66222C #943140 #C04255 #CF707E #DF9EA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#C04255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#C04255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C04255

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C04255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C04255	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c04255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.161 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d84',
    500: '#c04255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c04255;
$custom-light: #d97d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c04255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.952,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56031,
    "c": 0.16091,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C04255

secondary

#93CBC2

accent

#DAC54E

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C04255

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

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