#C14042#C14042

#C14042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.165 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C14042
RGB	rgb(193, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 65.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 51.54, 27.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 58.55, 28.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1514 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.165 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8116, 15.4011, 6.8194)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C14042 #40C1BF

analogous

#C14082 #C14042 #C17F40

triadic

#C14042 #42C140 #4042C1

tetradic

#C14042 #82C140 #40C1BF #7F40C1

square

#C14042 #82C140 #40C1BF #7F40C1

split-complementary

#C14042 #40C17F #4082C1

monochromatic

#662122 #943032 #C14042 #D06E70 #DF9C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#C14042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#C14042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C14042

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C14042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C14042	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c14042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.165 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7c76',
    500: '#c14042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c14042;
$custom-light: #db7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c14042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.07,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5559,
    "c": 0.16502,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C14042

secondary

#92CBCA

accent

#DAD84D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C14042

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

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