#C22C40#C22C40
#C22C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.185 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C22C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 44, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 67%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.72, 58.96, 25.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.72, 64.42, 23.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.78% 0.1745 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.78% 0.185 19.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0769, 13.6445, 6.2154) |
| Luminance | 0.1364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.52
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.33
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.94
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.00
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.26
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C22C40 #2CC2AE
analogous
#C22C8B #C22C40 #C2632C
triadic
#C22C40 #40C22C #2C40C2
tetradic
#C22C40 #8BC22C #2CC2AE #632CC2
square
#C22C40 #8BC22C #2CC2AE #632CC2
split-complementary
#C22C40 #2CC263 #2C8BC2
monochromatic
#5E151F #902130 #C22C40 #D85365 #E38592
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#C22C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#C22C40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C22C40
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C22C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C22C40 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585340
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D50035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c22c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 44, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.185 19.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7374',
500: '#c22c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c22c40; $custom-light: #dd7374; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c22c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 44,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352,
"s": 63.025,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5378,
"c": 0.18494,
"h": 19.3
},
"luminance": 0.13641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C22C40
secondary
#7DCDC2
accent
#E6D042
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#170908
muted
#857B7B