#C42872#C42872

#C42872 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.198 H 357.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42872
RGB	rgb(196, 40, 114)
HSL	hsl(332, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(332, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 41.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.90, 64.39, -3.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.90, 64.48, 357.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1981 -0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.198 357.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5630, 14.4718, 17.3109)
Luminance	0.1447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42872 #28C47A

analogous

#C428C0 #C42872 #C42C28

triadic

#C42872 #72C428 #2872C4

tetradic

#C42872 #C0C428 #28C47A #2C28C4

square

#C42872 #C0C428 #28C47A #2C28C4

split-complementary

#C42872 #28C42C #28C0C4

monochromatic

#5E1337 #911E54 #C42872 #DB4E91 #E581B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#C42872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#C42872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42872

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42872	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76756E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4044A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 40, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.198 357.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc739a',
    500: '#c42872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42872;
$custom-light: #dc739a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 331.538,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55113,
    "c": 0.19828,
    "h": 357.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42872

secondary

#7ACEA6

accent

#E9983F

background

#FEF7F9

surface

#FCEDF2

border

#D5C8CC

text

#16090E

muted

#847B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42872

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

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