#C42926#C42926

#C42926 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.191 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42926
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 38)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 80.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, 59.36, 40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 72.12, 34.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1699 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.191 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9107, 13.4654, 3.1735)
Luminance	0.1346 (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

#C42926 #26C1C4

analogous

#C42672 #C42926 #C47826

triadic

#C42926 #26C429 #2926C4

tetradic

#C42926 #72C426 #26C1C4 #7826C4

square

#C42926 #72C426 #26C1C4 #7826C4

split-complementary

#C42926 #26C478 #2672C4

monochromatic

#5D1412 #911E1C #C42926 #DC4E4B #E6807E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#C42926 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C42926 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42926

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42926	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42926	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)

#5B5123

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80731E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42926;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.191 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07162',
    500: '#c42926',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42926;
$custom-light: #e07162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42926",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.139,
    "s": 67.521,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53547,
    "c": 0.19139,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42926

secondary

#77CDCE

accent

#E7EA3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42926

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

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