#C24040#C24040

#C24040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.166 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24040
RGB	rgb(194, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 51.76, 29.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 59.42, 29.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1516 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.166 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0095, 15.5099, 6.5263)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24040 #40C2C2

analogous

#C24081 #C24040 #C28140

triadic

#C24040 #40C240 #4040C2

tetradic

#C24040 #81C240 #40C2C2 #8140C2

square

#C24040 #81C240 #40C2C2 #8140C2

split-complementary

#C24040 #40C281 #4081C2

monochromatic

#672121 #953030 #C24040 #D16E6E #E09D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#C24040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#C24040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24040

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24040	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.166 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7c75',
    500: '#c24040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24040;
$custom-light: #dc7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55722,
    "c": 0.16632,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24040

secondary

#92CCCC

accent

#DBDB4D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24040

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

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