#C2301F#C2301F
#C2301F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.185 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2301F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 48, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 72%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 84%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 84%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.78, 56.40, 44.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.78, 72.00, 38.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.7% 0.1596 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.7% 0.185 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5553, 13.6859, 2.6974) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.96
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.09
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.31
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.49
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.52
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2301F #1FB1C2
analogous
#C21F5F #C2301F #C2821F
triadic
#C2301F #1FC230 #301FC2
tetradic
#C2301F #5FC21F #1FB1C2 #821FC2
square
#C2301F #5FC21F #1FB1C2 #821FC2
split-complementary
#C2301F #1FC282 #1F5FC2
monochromatic
#58160E #8D2317 #C2301F #E04F3E #E97F73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#C2301F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#C2301F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C2301F
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2301F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2301F | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D531B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817316
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2301f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 48, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.185 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de745d',
500: '#c2301f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2301f; $custom-light: #de745d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2301f",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 48,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.258,
"s": 72.444,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53699,
"c": 0.18523,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.13682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2301F
secondary
#6DC5CF
accent
#DCEF39
background
#FFF7F5
surface
#FEEDE9
border
#D6C8C5
text
#170904
muted
#857B79