#C42545#C42545

#C42545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.192 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42545
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 69)
HSL	hsl(348, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(348, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 64.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, 61.78, 22.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 65.81, 20.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1844 0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.192 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5034, 13.4924, 6.9431)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42545 #25C4A4

analogous

#C42594 #C42545 #C45525

triadic

#C42545 #45C425 #2545C4

tetradic

#C42545 #94C425 #25C4A4 #5525C4

square

#C42545 #94C425 #25C4A4 #5525C4

split-complementary

#C42545 #25C455 #2594C4

monochromatic

#5D1221 #911B33 #C42545 #DD4967 #E67D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#C42545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42545

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42545	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)

#555245

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.192 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7178',
    500: '#c42545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42545;
$custom-light: #de7178;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.925,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53713,
    "c": 0.19218,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42545

secondary

#76CFBD

accent

#EBC83D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42545

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

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