#C24838#C24838

#C24838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.160 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C24838
RGB	rgb(194, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 71.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 47.91, 35.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 59.45, 36.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% 0.1379 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.16 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2819, 16.3931, 5.5735)
Luminance	0.1639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C24838 #38B2C2

analogous

#C2386D #C24838 #C28D38

triadic

#C24838 #38C248 #4838C2

tetradic

#C24838 #6DC238 #38B2C2 #8D38C2

square

#C24838 #6DC238 #38B2C2 #8D38C2

split-complementary

#C24838 #38C28D #386DC2

monochromatic

#63251D #93362A #C24838 #D27165 #E09D94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#C24838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#C24838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C24838

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C24838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C24838	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D52B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c24838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.160 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc806f',
    500: '#c24838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c24838;
$custom-light: #dc806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c24838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.957,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56558,
    "c": 0.1596,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C24838

secondary

#8AC4CB

accent

#CDDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C24838

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

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