#C4262F#C4262F

#C4262F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.192 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4262F
RGB	rgb(196, 38, 47)
HSL	hsl(357, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 76%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 60.49, 35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 70.23, 30.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.43% 0.1754 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(53.43% 0.192 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9740, 13.3311, 3.9996)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4262F #26C4BB

analogous

#C4267E #C4262F #C46C26

triadic

#C4262F #2FC426 #262FC4

tetradic

#C4262F #7EC426 #26C4BB #6C26C4

square

#C4262F #7EC426 #26C4BB #6C26C4

split-complementary

#C4262F #26C46C #267EC4

monochromatic

#5D1216 #911C23 #C4262F #DC4B53 #E67E84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#C4262F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#C4262F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4262F

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4262F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4262F	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58512E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7229

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4262f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 38, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.192 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7068',
    500: '#c4262f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4262f;
$custom-light: #df7068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4262f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.582,
    "s": 67.521,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53431,
    "c": 0.19249,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4262F

secondary

#77CEC9

accent

#EAE13D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4262F

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

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