#C42925#C42925

#C42925 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.192 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42925
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 37)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 81.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 59.33, 41.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 72.40, 34.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1697 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.192 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8948, 13.4591, 3.0896)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42925 #25C0C4

analogous

#C42571 #C42925 #C47825

triadic

#C42925 #25C429 #2925C4

tetradic

#C42925 #71C425 #25C0C4 #7825C4

square

#C42925 #71C425 #25C0C4 #7825C4

split-complementary

#C42925 #25C478 #2571C4

monochromatic

#5D1312 #911E1B #C42925 #DD4D49 #E6807D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#C42925 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C42925 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42925

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42925	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42925	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)

#5B5122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42925;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.192 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07161',
    500: '#c42925',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42925;
$custom-light: #e07161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42925",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.509,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53537,
    "c": 0.19151,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42925

secondary

#76CCCF

accent

#E7EB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42925

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

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