#C22A42#C22A42

#C22A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.186 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C22A42
RGB	rgb(194, 42, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.4%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, 59.66, 24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 64.50, 22.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.1772 0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.187 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0621, 13.5223, 6.4963)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C22A42 #2AC2AA

analogous

#C22A8E #C22A42 #C25E2A

triadic

#C22A42 #42C22A #2A42C2

tetradic

#C22A42 #8EC22A #2AC2AA #5E2AC2

square

#C22A42 #8EC22A #2AC2AA #5E2AC2

split-complementary

#C22A42 #2AC25E #2A8EC2

monochromatic

#5D1420 #901F31 #C22A42 #D95066 #E48292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C22A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C22A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C22A42

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C22A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C22A42	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c22a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 42, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.186 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7276',
    500: '#c22a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c22a42;
$custom-light: #dd7276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c22a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.526,
    "s": 64.407,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53659,
    "c": 0.1865,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C22A42

secondary

#7BCDC0

accent

#E7CD40

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C22A42

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

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