#C24740#C24740

#C24740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.159 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24740
RGB	rgb(194, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(3, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 67%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 48.78, 30.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 57.55, 32.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.1422 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.159 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4294, 16.3495, 6.6662)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24740 #40BBC2

analogous

#C2407A #C24740 #C28840

triadic

#C24740 #40C247 #4740C2

tetradic

#C24740 #7AC240 #40BBC2 #8840C2

square

#C24740 #7AC240 #40BBC2 #8840C2

split-complementary

#C24740 #40C288 #407AC2

monochromatic

#672521 #953530 #C24740 #D1746E #E0A09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#C24740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#C24740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24740

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24740	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D52B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.159 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db8075',
    500: '#c24740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24740;
$custom-light: #db8075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.231,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56551,
    "c": 0.15913,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24740

secondary

#92C9CC

accent

#D3DB4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24740

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

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