#C42527#C42527

#C42527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.194 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42527
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 80.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 60.49, 40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 72.54, 33.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.1737 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.194 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7957, 13.2093, 3.2158)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42527 #25C4C2

analogous

#C42577 #C42527 #C47225

triadic

#C42527 #27C425 #2527C4

tetradic

#C42527 #77C425 #25C4C2 #7225C4

square

#C42527 #77C425 #25C4C2 #7225C4

split-complementary

#C42527 #25C472 #2577C4

monochromatic

#5D1213 #911B1D #C42527 #DD494B #E67D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#C42527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#C42527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42527

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42527	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)

#595025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.194 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07062',
    500: '#c42527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42527;
$custom-light: #e07062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.245,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53269,
    "c": 0.19398,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42527

secondary

#76CFCE

accent

#EBE93D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42527

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

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