#C4282C#C4282C

#C4282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.191 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4282C
RGB	rgb(196, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 77.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 59.84, 37.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 70.66, 32.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1727 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.191 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9813, 13.4391, 3.7137)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4282C #28C4C0

analogous

#C4287A #C4282C #C47228

triadic

#C4282C #2CC428 #282CC4

tetradic

#C4282C #7AC428 #28C4C0 #7228C4

square

#C4282C #7AC428 #28C4C0 #7228C4

split-complementary

#C4282C #28C472 #287AC4

monochromatic

#5E1315 #911E21 #C4282C #DB4E52 #E58184

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#C4282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C4282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4282C

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4282C	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)

#5A512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807325

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.191 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7166',
    500: '#c4282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4282c;
$custom-light: #df7166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53538,
    "c": 0.19142,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4282C

secondary

#7ACECC

accent

#E9E53F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4282C

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

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