#C42725#C42725

#C42725 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.193 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42725
RGB	rgb(196, 39, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 81.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 59.89, 41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 72.75, 34.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1714 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.193 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8273, 13.3243, 3.0672)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42725 #25C2C4

analogous

#C42572 #C42725 #C47725

triadic

#C42725 #25C427 #2725C4

tetradic

#C42725 #72C425 #25C2C4 #7725C4

square

#C42725 #72C425 #25C2C4 #7725C4

split-complementary

#C42725 #25C477 #2572C4

monochromatic

#5D1312 #911D1B #C42725 #DD4B49 #E67E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#C42725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#C42725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42725

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42725	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 39, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.193 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07161',
    500: '#c42725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42725;
$custom-light: #e07161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.755,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53389,
    "c": 0.19288,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42725

secondary

#76CECF

accent

#E9EB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42725

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

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