#C0442E#C0442E
#C0442E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.163 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0442E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 68, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 61%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 76%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 76%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.37, 48.52, 39.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.37, 62.50, 39.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.61% 0.1381 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.61% 0.163 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3012, 15.5415, 4.3044) |
| Luminance | 0.1554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.64
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.46
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.75
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.93
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.55
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0442E #2EAAC0
analogous
#C02E61 #C0442E #C08D2E
triadic
#C0442E #2EC044 #442EC0
tetradic
#C0442E #61C02E #2EAAC0 #8D2EC0
square
#C0442E #61C02E #2EAAC0 #8D2EC0
split-complementary
#C0442E #2EC08D #2E61C0
monochromatic
#5D2116 #8F3322 #C0442E #D66855 #E29486
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#C0442E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#C0442E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C0442E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0442E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0442E | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86782A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D32340
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0442e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 68, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.163 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7e68',
500: '#c0442e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0442e; $custom-light: #db7e68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0442e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 68,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.041,
"s": 61.345,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55614,
"c": 0.16337,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.15538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0442E
secondary
#7EC0CC
accent
#CCE443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A