#C42547#C42547

#C42547 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.192 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42547
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 71)
HSL	hsl(347, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(347, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 63.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 61.89, 21.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 65.51, 19.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1851 0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.192 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5665, 13.5176, 7.2756)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42547 #25C4A2

analogous

#C42596 #C42547 #C45325

triadic

#C42547 #47C425 #2547C4

tetradic

#C42547 #96C425 #25C4A2 #5325C4

square

#C42547 #96C425 #25C4A2 #5325C4

split-complementary

#C42547 #25C453 #2596C4

monochromatic

#5D1222 #911B34 #C42547 #DD4969 #E67D94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C42547 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42547 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42547

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42547	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42547	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7343

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42547;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.192 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7179',
    500: '#c42547',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42547;
$custom-light: #de7179;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42547",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.17,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53752,
    "c": 0.19222,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42547

secondary

#76CFBC

accent

#EBC63D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42547

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

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