#C24E35#C24E35
#C24E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.154 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24E35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 78, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 57%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 73%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 72.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.48, 45.03, 38.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.48, 58.92, 40.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.3% 0.1283 0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.3% 0.154 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6178, 17.1786, 5.3343) |
| Luminance | 0.1718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.33
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.13
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.28
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.30
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24E35 #35A9C2
analogous
#C23562 #C24E35 #C29435
triadic
#C24E35 #35C24E #4E35C2
tetradic
#C24E35 #62C235 #35A9C2 #9435C2
square
#C24E35 #62C235 #35A9C2 #9435C2
split-complementary
#C24E35 #35C294 #3562C2
monochromatic
#62271B #923B28 #C24E35 #D47560 #E19F91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.74
#C24E35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.43
#C24E35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24E35
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24E35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24E35 | 1.00 | 4.74 | 4.43 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6332
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D53449
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24e35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 78, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.154 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc846d',
500: '#c24e35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24e35; $custom-light: #dc846d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24e35",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 78,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.638,
"s": 57.085,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57299,
"c": 0.15439,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.17175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24E35
secondary
#87BFCC
accent
#C5E047
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A