#C24042#C24042

#C24042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.166 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24042
RGB	rgb(194, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 51.87, 28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 58.97, 28.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.1524 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.166 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0675, 15.5330, 6.8314)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24042 #40C2C0

analogous

#C24083 #C24042 #C27F40

triadic

#C24042 #42C240 #4042C2

tetradic

#C24042 #83C240 #40C2C0 #7F40C2

square

#C24042 #83C240 #40C2C0 #7F40C2

split-complementary

#C24042 #40C27F #4083C2

monochromatic

#672122 #953031 #C24042 #D16E70 #E09D9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#C24042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#C24042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24042

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24042	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51F42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.166 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7c76',
    500: '#c24042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24042;
$custom-light: #dc7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.077,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55755,
    "c": 0.16609,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24042

secondary

#92CCCB

accent

#DBD94D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24042

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

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