#C04540#C04540

#C04540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.159 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C04540
RGB	rgb(192, 69, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 66.7%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 48.97, 29.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 57.24, 31.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.143 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.159 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7943, 15.8363, 6.6006)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C04540 #40BBC0

analogous

#C0407B #C04540 #C08540

triadic

#C04540 #40C045 #4540C0

tetradic

#C04540 #7BC040 #40BBC0 #8540C0

square

#C04540 #7BC040 #40BBC0 #8540C0

split-complementary

#C04540 #40C085 #407BC0

monochromatic

#642421 #923430 #C04540 #CF726E #DE9F9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C04540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C04540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C04540

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C04540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C04540	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D32845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c04540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 69, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.159 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7f75',
    500: '#c04540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c04540;
$custom-light: #da7f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c04540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.344,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55982,
    "c": 0.15902,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C04540

secondary

#91C8CB

accent

#D4DA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C04540

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

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