#C42832#C42832

#C42832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42832
RGB	rgb(196, 40, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 60.06, 34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 69.11, 29.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1747 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.191 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1023, 13.4875, 4.3513)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42832 #28C4BA

analogous

#C42880 #C42832 #C46C28

triadic

#C42832 #32C428 #2832C4

tetradic

#C42832 #80C428 #28C4BA #6C28C4

square

#C42832 #80C428 #28C4BA #6C28C4

split-complementary

#C42832 #28C46C #2880C4

monochromatic

#5E1318 #911E25 #C42832 #DB4E57 #E58188

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#C42832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42832

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42832	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 40, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df716a',
    500: '#c42832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42832;
$custom-light: #df716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.154,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53614,
    "c": 0.19082,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42832

secondary

#7ACEC9

accent

#E9DE3F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42832

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

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