#C42626#C42626

#C42626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.193 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42626
RGB	rgb(196, 38, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 80.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 60.19, 40.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 72.64, 34.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% 0.1726 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.193 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8109, 13.2658, 3.1402)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42626 #26C4C4

analogous

#C42675 #C42626 #C47526

triadic

#C42626 #26C426 #2626C4

tetradic

#C42626 #75C426 #26C4C4 #7526C4

square

#C42626 #75C426 #26C4C4 #7526C4

split-complementary

#C42626 #26C475 #2675C4

monochromatic

#5D1212 #911C1C #C42626 #DC4B4B #E67E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C42626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C42626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42626

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42626	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)

#595024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 38, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.193 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07061',
    500: '#c42626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42626;
$custom-light: #e07061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.521,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53328,
    "c": 0.19343,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42626

secondary

#77CECE

accent

#EAEA3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42626

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

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