#C34042#C34042

#C34042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.167 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34042
RGB	rgb(195, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 66.2%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 52.20, 28.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 59.38, 28.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1533 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.167 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.3251, 15.6658, 6.8435)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34042 #40C3C1

analogous

#C34083 #C34042 #C37F40

triadic

#C34042 #42C340 #4042C3

tetradic

#C34042 #83C340 #40C3C1 #7F40C3

square

#C34042 #83C340 #40C3C1 #7F40C3

split-complementary

#C34042 #40C37F #4083C3

monochromatic

#682122 #972F31 #C34042 #D26F70 #E09D9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#C34042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C34042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34042

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34042	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.167 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7c76',
    500: '#c34042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34042;
$custom-light: #dc7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.084,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55921,
    "c": 0.16716,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34042

secondary

#92CCCC

accent

#DCD94C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34042

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

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