#C04542#C04542
#C04542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.159 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C04542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 69, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 50%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 65.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.79, 49.08, 28.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.79, 56.76, 30.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.02% 0.1438 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.02% 0.159 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8522, 15.8595, 6.9057) |
| Luminance | 0.1586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.84
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.89
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.93
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.73
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C04542 #42BDC0
analogous
#C0427E #C04542 #C08442
triadic
#C04542 #42C045 #4542C0
tetradic
#C04542 #7EC042 #42BDC0 #8442C0
square
#C04542 #7EC042 #42BDC0 #8442C0
split-complementary
#C04542 #42C084 #427EC0
monochromatic
#662422 #943431 #C04542 #CF7270 #DF9F9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#C04542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#C04542 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C04542
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C04542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C04542 | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.17 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84793F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D22945
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c04542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 69, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.159 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7f76',
500: '#c04542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c04542; $custom-light: #da7f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c04542",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 69,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.429,
"s": 50,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56015,
"c": 0.15873,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.15856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C04542
secondary
#93CACB
accent
#D6DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B