#C24438#C24438

#C24438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.164 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24438
RGB	rgb(194, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 71.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 49.66, 34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 60.44, 34.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1434 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.164 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0317, 15.8927, 5.4901)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24438 #38B6C2

analogous

#C23871 #C24438 #C28938

triadic

#C24438 #38C244 #4438C2

tetradic

#C24438 #71C238 #38B6C2 #8938C2

square

#C24438 #71C238 #38B6C2 #8938C2

split-complementary

#C24438 #38C289 #3871C2

monochromatic

#63231D #93332A #C24438 #D26E65 #E09B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C24438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C24438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24438

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24438	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)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D52442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.164 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7e6f',
    500: '#c24438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24438;
$custom-light: #dc7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.217,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56067,
    "c": 0.16356,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24438

secondary

#8AC6CB

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24438

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

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