#C42929#C42929

#C42929 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.191 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42929
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 41)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 79.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 59.45, 39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 71.29, 33.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1708 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.191 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9610, 13.4856, 3.4387)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42929 #29C4C4

analogous

#C42977 #C42929 #C47729

triadic

#C42929 #29C429 #2929C4

tetradic

#C42929 #77C429 #29C4C4 #7729C4

square

#C42929 #77C429 #29C4C4 #7729C4

split-complementary

#C42929 #29C477 #2977C4

monochromatic

#5F1414 #911E1E #C42929 #DA5050 #E58282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#C42929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C42929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42929

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42929	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)

#5A5127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.191 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07164',
    500: '#c42929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42929;
$custom-light: #e07164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53579,
    "c": 0.19104,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42929

secondary

#7BCECE

accent

#E8E83F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42929

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

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