#C42242#C42242

#C42242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.194 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42242
RGB	rgb(196, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 66.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 62.37, 24.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 66.87, 21.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1856 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.194 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.3231, 13.2770, 6.4352)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42242 #22C4A4

analogous

#C42293 #C42242 #C45322

triadic

#C42242 #42C422 #2242C4

tetradic

#C42242 #93C422 #22C4A4 #5322C4

square

#C42242 #93C422 #22C4A4 #5322C4

split-complementary

#C42242 #22C453 #2293C4

monochromatic

#5C101F #901930 #C42242 #DF4563 #E8798F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C42242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C42242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42242

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42242	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)

#545042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.194 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7076',
    500: '#c42242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42242;
$custom-light: #de7076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.148,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53461,
    "c": 0.19424,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42242

secondary

#73CFBD

accent

#EDCA3B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42242

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

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