#C24B2E#C24B2E
#C24B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.159 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 75, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 76.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.88, 46.11, 41.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.88, 61.77, 41.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.82% 0.1304 0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.82% 0.159 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2601, 16.7023, 4.4780) |
| Luminance | 0.1670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.99
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.77
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.32
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.37
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.58
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24B2E #2EA5C2
analogous
#C22E5B #C24B2E #C2952E
triadic
#C24B2E #2EC24B #4B2EC2
tetradic
#C24B2E #5BC22E #2EA5C2 #952EC2
square
#C24B2E #5BC22E #2EA5C2 #952EC2
split-complementary
#C24B2E #2EC295 #2E5BC2
monochromatic
#5F2517 #913822 #C24B2E #D76F56 #E39A88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#C24B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#C24B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24B2E
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24B2E | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C612A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D52E45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 75, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.159 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8268',
500: '#c24b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24b2e; $custom-light: #dc8268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 75,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.757,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56821,
"c": 0.15894,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.16699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24B2E
secondary
#7FBDCC
accent
#C5E543
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A