#C24E2C#C24E2C
#C24E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.157 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 78, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 77.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.39, 44.64, 42.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.39, 61.76, 43.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.2% 0.1255 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.2% 0.157 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4298, 17.1035, 4.3446) |
| Luminance | 0.1710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.46
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.60
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.72
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 7.20
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24E2C #2CA0C2
analogous
#C22C55 #C24E2C #C2992C
triadic
#C24E2C #2CC24E #4E2CC2
tetradic
#C24E2C #55C22C #2CA0C2 #992CC2
square
#C24E2C #55C22C #2CA0C2 #992CC2
split-complementary
#C24E2C #2CC299 #2C55C2
monochromatic
#5E2615 #903A21 #C24E2C #D87153 #E39A85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#C24E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#C24E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24E2C
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24E2C | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D53247
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 78, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.157 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8467',
500: '#c24e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24e2c; $custom-light: #dc8467; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 78,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.6,
"s": 63.025,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57198,
"c": 0.15664,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24E2C
secondary
#7DBBCD
accent
#C1E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A