#C4252C#C4252C

#C4252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.193 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4252C
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 77.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.13, 60.65, 37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.13, 71.19, 31.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1753 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.193 25)
XYZ	xyz(23.8841, 13.2446, 3.6813)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4252C #25C4BD

analogous

#C4257C #C4252C #C46D25

triadic

#C4252C #2CC425 #252CC4

tetradic

#C4252C #7CC425 #25C4BD #6D25C4

square

#C4252C #7CC425 #25C4BD #6D25C4

split-complementary

#C4252C #25C46D #257CC4

monochromatic

#5D1215 #911B20 #C4252C #DD4950 #E67D82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#C4252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C4252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4252C

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4252C	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.193 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07066',
    500: '#c4252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4252c;
$custom-light: #e07066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.358,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53324,
    "c": 0.19346,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.13241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4252C

secondary

#76CFCB

accent

#EBE33D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4252C

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

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