#C24E2E#C24E2E
#C24E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.156 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 78, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 76.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.41, 44.72, 41.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.41, 61.12, 42.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.22% 0.1261 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.22% 0.156 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4684, 17.1189, 4.5474) |
| Luminance | 0.1711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.81
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.77
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.36
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24E2E #2EA2C2
analogous
#C22E58 #C24E2E #C2982E
triadic
#C24E2E #2EC24E #4E2EC2
tetradic
#C24E2E #58C22E #2EA2C2 #982EC2
square
#C24E2E #58C22E #2EA2C2 #982EC2
split-complementary
#C24E2E #2EC298 #2E58C2
monochromatic
#5F2617 #913A22 #C24E2E #D77256 #E39B88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#C24E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#C24E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24E2E
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24E2E | 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)
#6E632A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D53347
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 78, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.156 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8469',
500: '#c24e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24e2e; $custom-light: #dc8469; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 78,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.973,
"s": 61.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57219,
"c": 0.15614,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.17115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24E2E
secondary
#7FBCCC
accent
#C2E543
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A