#C42425#C42425

#C42425 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.195 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42425
RGB	rgb(196, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(360, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(360, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 81.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 60.69, 41.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 73.25, 34.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1739 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.195 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7327, 13.1350, 3.0356)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42425 #24C4C3

analogous

#C42475 #C42425 #C47324

triadic

#C42425 #25C424 #2425C4

tetradic

#C42425 #75C424 #24C4C3 #7324C4

square

#C42425 #75C424 #24C4C3 #7324C4

split-complementary

#C42425 #24C473 #2475C4

monochromatic

#5D1111 #901B1B #C42425 #DD4849 #E77C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#C42425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#C42425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42425

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42425	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.195 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07061',
    500: '#c42425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42425;
$custom-light: #e07061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.625,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5318,
    "c": 0.19483,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42425

secondary

#75CFCE

accent

#ECEB3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42425

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

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