#C42526#C42526

#C42526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.194 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42526
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(360, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 80.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, 60.46, 40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 72.81, 33.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.1734 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.194 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7793, 13.2027, 3.1297)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42526 #25C4C3

analogous

#C42575 #C42526 #C47425

triadic

#C42526 #26C425 #2526C4

tetradic

#C42526 #75C425 #25C4C3 #7425C4

square

#C42526 #75C425 #25C4C3 #7425C4

split-complementary

#C42526 #25C474 #2575C4

monochromatic

#5D1212 #911B1C #C42526 #DD494A #E67D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#C42526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#C42526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42526

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42526	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)

#595024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.194 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07061',
    500: '#c42526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42526;
$custom-light: #e07061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.623,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53258,
    "c": 0.19409,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42526

secondary

#76CFCE

accent

#EBEA3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42526

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

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