#C42240#C42240

#C42240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.194 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42240
RGB	rgb(196, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(349, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(349, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 67.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 62.26, 25.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 67.21, 22.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.1848 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.194 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2651, 13.2538, 6.1301)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42240 #22C4A6

analogous

#C42291 #C42240 #C45522

triadic

#C42240 #40C422 #2240C4

tetradic

#C42240 #91C422 #22C4A6 #5522C4

square

#C42240 #91C422 #22C4A6 #5522C4

split-complementary

#C42240 #22C455 #2291C4

monochromatic

#5C101E #90192F #C42240 #DF4561 #E8798D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C42240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C42240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42240

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42240	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.194 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7074',
    500: '#c42240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42240;
$custom-light: #de7074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.889,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53424,
    "c": 0.19425,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42240

secondary

#73CFBE

accent

#EDCC3B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42240

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

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