#C24249#C24249

#C24249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.163 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24249
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(357, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 62.4%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 51.47, 24.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 56.96, 25.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1525 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.163 21)
XYZ	xyz(25.4014, 15.8503, 8.0239)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24249 #42C2BB

analogous

#C24289 #C24249 #C27B42

triadic

#C24249 #49C242 #4249C2

tetradic

#C24249 #89C242 #42C2BB #7B42C2

square

#C24249 #89C242 #42C2BB #7B42C2

split-complementary

#C24249 #42C27B #4289C2

monochromatic

#682225 #963136 #C24249 #D17076 #E09FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C24249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C24249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24249

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24249	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D42546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.163 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7d7b',
    500: '#c24249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24249;
$custom-light: #db7d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.719,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56108,
    "c": 0.16334,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.15847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24249

secondary

#94CCC9

accent

#DBD34D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24249

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

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