#C42529#C42529

#C42529 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.194 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42529
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 41)
HSL	hsl(358, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 79.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 60.55, 38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 71.99, 32.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.1743 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.194 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8297, 13.2229, 3.3950)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42529 #25C4C0

analogous

#C42578 #C42529 #C47125

triadic

#C42529 #29C425 #2529C4

tetradic

#C42529 #78C425 #25C4C0 #7125C4

square

#C42529 #78C425 #25C4C0 #7125C4

split-complementary

#C42529 #25C471 #2578C4

monochromatic

#5D1213 #911B1E #C42529 #DD494D #E67D80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#C42529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#C42529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42529

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42529	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595027

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7222

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.194 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07063',
    500: '#c42529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42529;
$custom-light: #e07063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.491,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5329,
    "c": 0.19376,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42529

secondary

#76CFCC

accent

#EBE73D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42529

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

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