#C24F40#C24F40
#C24F40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.151 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C24F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 79, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 67%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.80, 45.13, 32.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.80, 55.44, 35.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.58% 0.1308 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.58% 0.151 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9721, 17.4349, 6.8471) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.83
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.35
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.61
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C24F40 #40B3C2
analogous
#C24072 #C24F40 #C29040
triadic
#C24F40 #40C24F #4F40C2
tetradic
#C24F40 #72C240 #40B3C2 #9040C2
square
#C24F40 #72C240 #40B3C2 #9040C2
split-complementary
#C24F40 #40C290 #4072C2
monochromatic
#672921 #953B30 #C24F40 #D17A6E #E0A49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C24F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C24F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C24F40
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C24F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C24F40 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D643E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5374C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c24f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 79, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.151 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db8475',
500: '#c24f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c24f40; $custom-light: #db8475; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c24f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 79,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.923,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57585,
"c": 0.1508,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.17431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C24F40
secondary
#92C5CC
accent
#CBDB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B