#C42630#C42630
#C42630 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.192 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C42630 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 38, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 68%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 81%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 75.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.27, 60.53, 35.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.27, 69.98, 30.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.44% 0.1758 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.44% 0.192 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9944, 13.3392, 4.1071) |
| Luminance | 0.1333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.24
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.75
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.75
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.76
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.39
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C42630 #26C4BA
analogous
#C4267F #C42630 #C46B26
triadic
#C42630 #30C426 #2630C4
tetradic
#C42630 #7FC426 #26C4BA #6B26C4
square
#C42630 #7FC426 #26C4BA #6B26C4
split-complementary
#C42630 #26C46B #267FC4
monochromatic
#5D1217 #911C23 #C42630 #DC4B54 #E67E85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.73
#C42630 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#C42630 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C42630
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C42630 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C42630 | 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)
#58512F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c42630; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 38, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.192 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7168',
500: '#c42630',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c42630; $custom-light: #df7168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c42630",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 38,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.203,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53443,
"c": 0.1924,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.13335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C42630
secondary
#77CEC9
accent
#EADF3D
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEDEB
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A