#C42A2F#C42A2F

#C42A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.190 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42A2F
RGB	rgb(196, 42, 47)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 76%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 59.37, 36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 69.50, 31.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.1719 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.19 25)
XYZ	xyz(24.1089, 13.6008, 4.0446)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42A2F #2AC4BF

analogous

#C42A7C #C42A2F #C4722A

triadic

#C42A2F #2FC42A #2A2FC4

tetradic

#C42A2F #7CC42A #2AC4BF #722AC4

square

#C42A2F #7CC42A #2AC4BF #722AC4

split-complementary

#C42A2F #2AC472 #2A7CC4

monochromatic

#5F1417 #921F23 #C42A2F #DA5156 #E58487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#C42A2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#C42A2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42A2F

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42A2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42A2F	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A522D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42a2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 42, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.190 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7268',
    500: '#c42a2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42a2f;
$custom-light: #df7268;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42a2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.052,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53725,
    "c": 0.18966,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.13597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42A2F

secondary

#7CCECB

accent

#E8E240

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42A2F

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

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