#C24640#C24640

#C24640 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.160 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24640
RGB	rgb(194, 70, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(3, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 67%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 49.22, 30.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 57.82, 31.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.1436 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.16 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3663, 16.2233, 6.6452)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24640 #40BCC2

analogous

#C2407B #C24640 #C28740

triadic

#C24640 #40C246 #4640C2

tetradic

#C24640 #7BC240 #40BCC2 #8740C2

square

#C24640 #7BC240 #40BCC2 #8740C2

split-complementary

#C24640 #40C287 #407BC2

monochromatic

#672421 #953430 #C24640 #D1736E #E0A09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#C24640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#C24640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24640

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24640	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D52946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 70, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.160 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7f75',
    500: '#c24640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24640;
$custom-light: #dc7f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.769,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56428,
    "c": 0.16016,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24640

secondary

#92C9CC

accent

#D4DB4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24640

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

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