#C42734#C42734

#C42734 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42734
RGB	rgb(196, 39, 52)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 73.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 60.42, 32.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 68.81, 28.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1763 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.191 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1132, 13.4386, 4.5724)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42734 #27C4B7

analogous

#C42782 #C42734 #C46827

triadic

#C42734 #34C427 #2734C4

tetradic

#C42734 #82C427 #27C4B7 #6827C4

square

#C42734 #82C427 #27C4B7 #6827C4

split-complementary

#C42734 #27C468 #2782C4

monochromatic

#5E1319 #911D26 #C42734 #DC4D59 #E68088

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#C42734 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C42734 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42734

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42734	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42734	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42734;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 39, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df716b',
    500: '#c42734',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42734;
$custom-light: #df716b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42734",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.032,
    "s": 66.809,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53568,
    "c": 0.19136,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42734

secondary

#79CEC7

accent

#EADC3E

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42734

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

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