#C2442E#C2442E

#C2442E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.166 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C2442E
RGB	rgb(194, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 76.3%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 49.22, 39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 63.34, 39.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.14 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.166 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8111, 15.8044, 4.3283)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C2442E #2EACC2

analogous

#C22E62 #C2442E #C28E2E

triadic

#C2442E #2EC244 #442EC2

tetradic

#C2442E #62C22E #2EACC2 #8E2EC2

square

#C2442E #62C22E #2EACC2 #8E2EC2

split-complementary

#C2442E #2EC28E #2E62C2

monochromatic

#5F2117 #913322 #C2442E #D76956 #E39588

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C2442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C2442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C2442E

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C2442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C2442E	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D52140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c2442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.166 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e68',
    500: '#c2442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c2442e;
$custom-light: #dd7e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c2442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.919,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55943,
    "c": 0.16551,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C2442E

secondary

#7FC1CC

accent

#CDE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C2442E

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

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