#C4252F#C4252F

#C4252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.193 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4252F
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 76%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 60.76, 35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 70.41, 30.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1763 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.193 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9425, 13.2680, 3.9891)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4252F #25C4BA

analogous

#C4257F #C4252F #C46A25

triadic

#C4252F #2FC425 #252FC4

tetradic

#C4252F #7FC425 #25C4BA #6A25C4

square

#C4252F #7FC425 #25C4BA #6A25C4

split-complementary

#C4252F #25C46A #257FC4

monochromatic

#5D1216 #911B23 #C4252F #DD4953 #E67D84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C4252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C4252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4252F

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4252F	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)

#58502E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7229

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.193 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7068',
    500: '#c4252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4252f;
$custom-light: #df7068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.226,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53361,
    "c": 0.19317,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4252F

secondary

#76CFC9

accent

#EBE03D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4252F

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

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