#C42B32#C42B32

#C42B32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.189 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42B32
RGB	rgb(196, 43, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 59.20, 34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 68.53, 30.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.172 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.189 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2074, 13.6976, 4.3863)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42B32 #2BC4BD

analogous

#C42B7F #C42B32 #C4712B

triadic

#C42B32 #32C42B #2B32C4

tetradic

#C42B32 #7FC42B #2BC4BD #712BC4

square

#C42B32 #7FC42B #2BC4BD #712BC4

split-complementary

#C42B32 #2BC471 #2B7FC4

monochromatic

#601518 #922025 #C42B32 #D95359 #E48589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#C42B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#C42B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42B32

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42B32	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 43, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.189 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df726a',
    500: '#c42b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42b32;
$custom-light: #df726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.255,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53842,
    "c": 0.18862,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42B32

secondary

#7DCECA

accent

#E7DF41

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42B32

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

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