#C4252D#C4252D

#C4252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.193 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4252D
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 77%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 60.69, 36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 70.93, 31.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.1756 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.193 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9031, 13.2522, 3.7815)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4252D #25C4BC

analogous

#C4257C #C4252D #C46C25

triadic

#C4252D #2DC425 #252DC4

tetradic

#C4252D #7CC425 #25C4BC #6C25C4

square

#C4252D #7CC425 #25C4BC #6C25C4

split-complementary

#C4252D #25C46C #257CC4

monochromatic

#5D1215 #911B21 #C4252D #DD4951 #E67D82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C4252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C4252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4252D

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4252D	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.193 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07066',
    500: '#c4252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4252d;
$custom-light: #e07066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.981,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53336,
    "c": 0.19336,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4252D

secondary

#76CFCA

accent

#EBE23D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4252D

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

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