#C42A32#C42A32

#C42A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.189 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42A32
RGB	rgb(196, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 59.49, 34.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 68.73, 30.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1729 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.189 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1715, 13.6258, 4.3743)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42A32 #2AC4BC

analogous

#C42A7F #C42A32 #C46F2A

triadic

#C42A32 #32C42A #2A32C4

tetradic

#C42A32 #7FC42A #2AC4BC #6F2AC4

square

#C42A32 #7FC42A #2AC4BC #6F2AC4

split-complementary

#C42A32 #2AC46F #2A7FC4

monochromatic

#5F1418 #921F25 #C42A32 #DA5158 #E58489

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#C42A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#C42A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42A32

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42A32	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.189 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df726a',
    500: '#c42a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42a32;
$custom-light: #df726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.883,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53764,
    "c": 0.18936,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42A32

secondary

#7CCEC9

accent

#E8DF40

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42A32

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

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