#C42735#C42735

#C42735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42735
RGB	rgb(196, 39, 53)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, 60.46, 32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 68.57, 28.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1766 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.191 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1359, 13.4477, 4.6923)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42735 #27C4B6

analogous

#C42783 #C42735 #C46727

triadic

#C42735 #35C427 #2735C4

tetradic

#C42735 #83C427 #27C4B6 #6727C4

square

#C42735 #83C427 #27C4B6 #6727C4

split-complementary

#C42735 #27C467 #2783C4

monochromatic

#5E1319 #911D27 #C42735 #DC4D59 #E68089

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#C42735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C42735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42735

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42735	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585134

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 39, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df716c',
    500: '#c42735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42735;
$custom-light: #df716c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.65,
    "s": 66.809,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53583,
    "c": 0.19127,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42735

secondary

#79CEC7

accent

#EADA3E

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42735

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

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