#C42726#C42726
#C42726 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.193 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C42726 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 39, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 68%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 81%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 80.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.26, 59.92, 40.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.26, 72.47, 34.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.4% 0.1717 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.4% 0.193 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8433, 13.3306, 3.1510) |
| Luminance | 0.1333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.47
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.90
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.33
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.43
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.76
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C42726 #26C3C4
analogous
#C42674 #C42726 #C47626
triadic
#C42726 #26C427 #2726C4
tetradic
#C42726 #74C426 #26C3C4 #7626C4
square
#C42726 #74C426 #26C3C4 #7626C4
split-complementary
#C42726 #26C476 #2674C4
monochromatic
#5D1312 #911D1C #C42726 #DC4C4B #E67F7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.73
#C42726 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#C42726 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C42726
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C42726 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C42726 | 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)
#5A5024
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c42726; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 39, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.193 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07161',
500: '#c42726',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c42726; $custom-light: #e07161; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c42726",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 39,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.38,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53399,
"c": 0.19277,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.13327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C42726
secondary
#77CECE
accent
#E9EA3D
background
#FFF7F5
surface
#FEEDEA
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170905
muted
#857B79