#C42928#C42928

#C42928 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42928
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 79.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, 59.42, 39.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 71.57, 33.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1705 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.191 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9438, 13.4787, 3.3480)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42928 #28C3C4

analogous

#C42875 #C42928 #C47728

triadic

#C42928 #28C429 #2928C4

tetradic

#C42928 #75C428 #28C3C4 #7728C4

square

#C42928 #75C428 #28C3C4 #7728C4

split-complementary

#C42928 #28C477 #2875C4

monochromatic

#5E1413 #911E1E #C42928 #DB4F4E #E58281

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#C42928 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42928 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42928

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42928	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42928	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)

#5A5126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42928;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07163',
    500: '#c42928',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42928;
$custom-light: #e07163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42928",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.385,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53568,
    "c": 0.19116,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42928

secondary

#7ACECE

accent

#E8E93F

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42928

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

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