#C42625#C42625

#C42625 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.194 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42625
RGB	rgb(196, 38, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 81.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, 60.16, 41.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 72.92, 34.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1723 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.194 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7949, 13.2594, 3.0564)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42625 #25C3C4

analogous

#C42574 #C42625 #C47525

triadic

#C42625 #25C426 #2625C4

tetradic

#C42625 #74C425 #25C3C4 #7525C4

square

#C42625 #74C425 #25C3C4 #7525C4

split-complementary

#C42625 #25C475 #2574C4

monochromatic

#5D1212 #911C1B #C42625 #DD4A49 #E67E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C42625 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C42625 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42625

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42625	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42625	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)

#595022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42625;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 38, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.194 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07061',
    500: '#c42625',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42625;
$custom-light: #e07061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42625",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.377,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53318,
    "c": 0.19354,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42625

secondary

#76CECF

accent

#EAEB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42625

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

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