#C24C2E#C24C2E
#C24C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.158 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 76, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 76.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.06, 45.65, 41.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.06, 61.55, 42.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.95% 0.1289 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.95% 0.158 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3284, 16.8390, 4.5008) |
| Luminance | 0.1683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.91
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.54
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.08
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.59
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24C2E #2EA4C2
analogous
#C22E5A #C24C2E #C2962E
triadic
#C24C2E #2EC24C #4C2EC2
tetradic
#C24C2E #5AC22E #2EA4C2 #962EC2
square
#C24C2E #5AC22E #2EA4C2 #962EC2
split-complementary
#C24C2E #2EC296 #2E5AC2
monochromatic
#5F2517 #913922 #C24C2E #D77056 #E39A88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#C24C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#C24C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24C2E
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24C2E | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D622A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D53046
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 76, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.158 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8268',
500: '#c24c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24c2e; $custom-light: #dc8268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 76,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.162,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56952,
"c": 0.158,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.16835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24C2E
secondary
#7FBDCC
accent
#C4E543
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A