#C42546#C42546

#C42546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.192 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42546
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 70)
HSL	hsl(348, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(348, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 64.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 61.83, 22.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 65.66, 19.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.1847 0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.192 16)
XYZ	xyz(24.5347, 13.5049, 7.1080)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42546 #25C4A3

analogous

#C42595 #C42546 #C45325

triadic

#C42546 #46C425 #2546C4

tetradic

#C42546 #95C425 #25C4A3 #5325C4

square

#C42546 #95C425 #25C4A3 #5325C4

split-complementary

#C42546 #25C453 #2595C4

monochromatic

#5D1221 #911B34 #C42546 #DD4968 #E67D93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#C42546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42546 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42546

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42546	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)

#555246

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7341

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.192 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7179',
    500: '#c42546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42546;
$custom-light: #de7179;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.547,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53732,
    "c": 0.1922,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.13501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42546

secondary

#76CFBC

accent

#EBC73D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42546

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

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