#C4242E#C4242E

#C4242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.194 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4242E
RGB	rgb(196, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(356, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 76.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 60.98, 36.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 70.84, 30.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1767 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.194 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8919, 13.1986, 3.8738)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4242E #24C4BA

analogous

#C4247E #C4242E #C46A24

triadic

#C4242E #2EC424 #242EC4

tetradic

#C4242E #7EC424 #24C4BA #6A24C4

square

#C4242E #7EC424 #24C4BA #6A24C4

split-complementary

#C4242E #24C46A #247EC4

monochromatic

#5D1116 #901B22 #C4242E #DD4851 #E77C82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#C4242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#C4242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4242E

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4242E	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7227

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.194 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7067',
    500: '#c4242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4242e;
$custom-light: #df7067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 68.966,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53281,
    "c": 0.19392,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4242E

secondary

#75CFC9

accent

#ECE13C

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4242E

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

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