#C42972#C42972

#C42972 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.197 H 357.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42972
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 114)
HSL	hsl(332, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(332, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 41.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, 64.12, -3.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 64.20, 357.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1972 -0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.197 357.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5972, 14.5400, 17.3223)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42972 #29C47B

analogous

#C429C0 #C42972 #C42E29

triadic

#C42972 #72C429 #2972C4

tetradic

#C42972 #C0C429 #29C47B #2E29C4

square

#C42972 #C0C429 #29C47B #2E29C4

split-complementary

#C42972 #29C42E #29C0C4

monochromatic

#5F1437 #911E55 #C42972 #DA5091 #E582B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#C42972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#C42972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42972

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42972	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77756F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4074A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.197 357.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc739a',
    500: '#c42972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42972;
$custom-light: #dc739a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 331.742,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55183,
    "c": 0.19739,
    "h": 357.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42972

secondary

#7BCEA7

accent

#E8993F

background

#FEF7F9

surface

#FCEDF2

border

#D5C8CC

text

#16090E

muted

#847B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42972

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

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