#C24235#C24235

#C24235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.166 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24235
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(6, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(6, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 50.37, 35.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 61.76, 35.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.145 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.166 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8416, 15.6264, 5.0756)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24235 #35B5C2

analogous

#C2356E #C24235 #C28835

triadic

#C24235 #35C242 #4235C2

tetradic

#C24235 #6EC235 #35B5C2 #8835C2

square

#C24235 #6EC235 #35B5C2 #8835C2

split-complementary

#C24235 #35C288 #356EC2

monochromatic

#62211B #923228 #C24235 #D46B60 #E19891

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#C24235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C24235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24235

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24235	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.166 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7d6d',
    500: '#c24235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24235;
$custom-light: #dc7d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.532,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5579,
    "c": 0.16605,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24235

secondary

#87C5CC

accent

#D2E047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24235

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

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