#C2342E#C2342E
#C2342E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.180 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2342E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 52, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 76.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.41, 55.50, 37.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.41, 66.93, 33.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.22% 0.1597 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.22% 0.18 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9721, 14.1263, 4.0486) |
| Luminance | 0.1412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.89
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.01
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.78
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.03
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.91
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2342E #2EBCC2
analogous
#C22E72 #C2342E #C27E2E
triadic
#C2342E #2EC234 #342EC2
tetradic
#C2342E #72C22E #2EBCC2 #7E2EC2
square
#C2342E #72C22E #2EBCC2 #7E2EC2
split-complementary
#C2342E #2EC27E #2E72C2
monochromatic
#5F1917 #912722 #C2342E #D75B56 #E38B88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#C2342E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#C2342E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C2342E
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2342E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2342E | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827428
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D60034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2342e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.180 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7667',
500: '#c2342e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2342e; $custom-light: #dd7667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2342e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 52,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.432,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54217,
"c": 0.17991,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.14123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2342E
secondary
#7FC9CC
accent
#DEE543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A