#C14240#C14240
#C14240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.163 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C14240 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 66, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 66.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.46, 50.59, 29.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.46, 58.47, 30.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.79% 0.148 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.79% 0.163 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8685, 15.6076, 6.5526) |
| Luminance | 0.1560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.62
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.62
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.15
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.23
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C14240 #40BFC1
analogous
#C1407F #C14240 #C18240
triadic
#C14240 #40C142 #4240C1
tetradic
#C14240 #7FC140 #40BFC1 #8240C1
square
#C14240 #7FC140 #40BFC1 #8240C1
split-complementary
#C14240 #40C182 #407FC1
monochromatic
#662221 #943230 #C14240 #D0706E #DF9D9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#C14240 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#C14240 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C14240
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C14240 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C14240 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645D3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D42343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c14240; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 66, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.163 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7d75',
500: '#c14240',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c14240; $custom-light: #db7d75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c14240",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 66,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.93,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55787,
"c": 0.16321,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.15604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C14240
secondary
#92CACB
accent
#D8DA4D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B