#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
RGBrgb(196, 39, 37)
HSLhsl(1, 68%, 46%)
HSVhsv(1, 81%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80.1%, 81.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(43.25, 59.89, 41.30)
CIE-LCHlch(43.25, 72.75, 34.59°)
OKLaboklab(53.39% 0.1714 0.0884)
OKLCHoklch(53.39% 0.193 27.3)
XYZxyz(23.8273, 13.3243, 3.0672)
Luminance0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##C427251.005.733.665.73
#FFFFFF5.731.0021.001.00
#0000003.6621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.731.0021.001.00

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

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#C42725 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva