#C42530#C42530

#C42530 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.193 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42530
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 48)
HSL	hsl(356, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 75.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 60.80, 35.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 70.16, 29.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1766 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.193 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9629, 13.2762, 4.0966)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42530 #25C4B9

analogous

#C4257F #C42530 #C46925

triadic

#C42530 #30C425 #2530C4

tetradic

#C42530 #7FC425 #25C4B9 #6925C4

square

#C42530 #7FC425 #25C4B9 #6925C4

split-complementary

#C42530 #25C469 #257FC4

monochromatic

#5D1217 #911B23 #C42530 #DD4954 #E67D84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C42530 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C42530 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42530

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42530	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42530	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)

#58502F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42530;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.193 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7068',
    500: '#c42530',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42530;
$custom-light: #df7068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42530",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.849,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53374,
    "c": 0.19307,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42530

secondary

#76CFC9

accent

#EBDF3D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42530

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

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