#C34040#C34040

#C34040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.167 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34040
RGB	rgb(195, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 67.2%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 52.09, 29.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 59.84, 29.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1525 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.167 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.2671, 15.6427, 6.5383)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34040 #40C3C3

analogous

#C34081 #C34040 #C38140

triadic

#C34040 #40C340 #4040C3

tetradic

#C34040 #81C340 #40C3C3 #8140C3

square

#C34040 #81C340 #40C3C3 #8140C3

split-complementary

#C34040 #40C381 #4081C3

monochromatic

#682121 #972F2F #C34040 #D26F6F #E09D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#C34040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C34040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34040

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34040	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61D41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.167 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c75',
    500: '#c34040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34040;
$custom-light: #dd7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55888,
    "c": 0.16739,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34040

secondary

#92CCCC

accent

#DCDC4C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34040

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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