#C42825#C42825

#C42825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.192 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42825
RGB	rgb(196, 40, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 81.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 59.61, 41.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 72.58, 34.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1705 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.192 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8606, 13.3908, 3.0783)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42825 #25C1C4

analogous

#C42571 #C42825 #C47725

triadic

#C42825 #25C428 #2825C4

tetradic

#C42825 #71C425 #25C1C4 #7725C4

square

#C42825 #71C425 #25C1C4 #7725C4

split-complementary

#C42825 #25C477 #2571C4

monochromatic

#5D1312 #911D1B #C42825 #DD4C49 #E67F7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#C42825 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#C42825 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42825

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42825	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42825	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42825;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 40, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.192 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07161',
    500: '#c42825',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42825;
$custom-light: #e07161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42825",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.132,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53463,
    "c": 0.1922,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42825

secondary

#76CDCF

accent

#E8EB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42825

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

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