#C4272C#C4272C

#C4272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.192 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4272C
RGB	rgb(196, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 77.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 60.11, 37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 70.84, 31.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1736 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.192 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9480, 13.3725, 3.7026)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4272C #27C4BF

analogous

#C4277A #C4272C #C47027

triadic

#C4272C #2CC427 #272CC4

tetradic

#C4272C #7AC427 #27C4BF #7027C4

square

#C4272C #7AC427 #27C4BF #7027C4

split-complementary

#C4272C #27C470 #277AC4

monochromatic

#5E1315 #911D21 #C4272C #DC4D51 #E68083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#C4272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#C4272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4272C

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4272C	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.192 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7166',
    500: '#c4272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4272c;
$custom-light: #df7166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.089,
    "s": 66.809,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53465,
    "c": 0.19211,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4272C

secondary

#79CECC

accent

#EAE43E

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4272C

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

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