#C24E38#C24E38
#C24E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.154 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 78, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 71.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.52, 45.17, 36.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.52, 58.00, 38.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.34% 0.1294 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.34% 0.154 32.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6889, 17.2071, 5.7092) |
| Luminance | 0.1720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.36
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.44
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.93
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24E38 #38ACC2
analogous
#C23867 #C24E38 #C29338
triadic
#C24E38 #38C24E #4E38C2
tetradic
#C24E38 #67C238 #38ACC2 #9338C2
square
#C24E38 #67C238 #38ACC2 #9338C2
split-complementary
#C24E38 #38C293 #3867C2
monochromatic
#63281D #933B2A #C24E38 #D27665 #E0A094
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#C24E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#C24E38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24E38
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24E38 | 1.00 | 4.73 | 4.44 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6335
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D53449
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 78, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.154 32.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc846f',
500: '#c24e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24e38; $custom-light: #dc846f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 78,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.565,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57338,
"c": 0.15365,
"h": 32.7
},
"luminance": 0.17204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24E38
secondary
#8AC1CB
accent
#C7DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A