#C24538#C24538
#C24538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.163 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24538 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 69, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 71.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.99, 49.23, 34.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.99, 60.19, 35.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.19% 0.142 0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.19% 0.163 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0927, 16.0147, 5.5104) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.02
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.43
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.52
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24538 #38B5C2
analogous
#C23870 #C24538 #C28A38
triadic
#C24538 #38C245 #4538C2
tetradic
#C24538 #70C238 #38B5C2 #8A38C2
square
#C24538 #70C238 #38B5C2 #8A38C2
split-complementary
#C24538 #38C28A #3870C2
monochromatic
#63231D #93342A #C24538 #D26F65 #E09B94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#C24538 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#C24538 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24538
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24538 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24538 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D52543
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24538; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 69, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.163 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7f6f',
500: '#c24538',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24538; $custom-light: #dc7f6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24538",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 69,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.652,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56188,
"c": 0.16257,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.16011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24538
secondary
#8AC5CB
accent
#D0DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A