#C42544#C42544

#C42544 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.192 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42544
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 68)
HSL	hsl(348, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(348, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 65.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 61.72, 23.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 65.96, 20.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.184 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.192 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4726, 13.4800, 6.7810)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42544 #25C4A5

analogous

#C42593 #C42544 #C45525

triadic

#C42544 #44C425 #2544C4

tetradic

#C42544 #93C425 #25C4A5 #5525C4

square

#C42544 #93C425 #25C4A5 #5525C4

split-complementary

#C42544 #25C455 #2593C4

monochromatic

#5D1220 #911B32 #C42544 #DD4966 #E67D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#C42544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42544 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42544

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42544	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555244

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.192 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7177',
    500: '#c42544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42544;
$custom-light: #de7177;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.302,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53694,
    "c": 0.19216,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42544

secondary

#76CFBD

accent

#EBC93D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42544

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

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