#C24342#C24342

#C24342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.163 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24342
RGB	rgb(194, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 50.62, 28.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 58.15, 29.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1484 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.163 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2412, 15.8805, 6.8893)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24342 #42C1C2

analogous

#C24281 #C24342 #C28342

triadic

#C24342 #42C243 #4342C2

tetradic

#C24342 #81C242 #42C1C2 #8342C2

square

#C24342 #81C242 #42C1C2 #8342C2

split-complementary

#C24342 #42C283 #4281C2

monochromatic

#682222 #963131 #C24342 #D17170 #E09F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C24342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C24342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24342

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24342	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D52444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.163 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e76',
    500: '#c24342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24342;
$custom-light: #dc7e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.469,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56101,
    "c": 0.163,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24342

secondary

#94CCCC

accent

#DADB4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24342

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

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