#C42927#C42927

#C42927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42927
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 80.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 59.39, 40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 71.84, 34.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1702 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.191 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9270, 13.4720, 3.2596)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42927 #27C2C4

analogous

#C42773 #C42927 #C47727

triadic

#C42927 #27C429 #2927C4

tetradic

#C42927 #73C427 #27C2C4 #7727C4

square

#C42927 #73C427 #27C2C4 #7727C4

split-complementary

#C42927 #27C477 #2773C4

monochromatic

#5E1413 #911E1D #C42927 #DC4E4D #E68180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#C42927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C42927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42927

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42927	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)

#5A5125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807320

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07162',
    500: '#c42927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42927;
$custom-light: #e07162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.764,
    "s": 66.809,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53557,
    "c": 0.19128,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42927

secondary

#79CDCE

accent

#E8EA3E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42927

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

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