#C42C29#C42C29

#C42C29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.189 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42C29
RGB	rgb(196, 44, 41)
HSL	hsl(1, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 79.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 58.57, 39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 70.74, 34.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1681 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.189 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0688, 13.7011, 3.4747)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42C29 #29C1C4

analogous

#C42974 #C42C29 #C47A29

triadic

#C42C29 #29C42C #2C29C4

tetradic

#C42C29 #74C429 #29C1C4 #7A29C4

square

#C42C29 #74C429 #29C1C4 #7A29C4

split-complementary

#C42C29 #29C47A #2974C4

monochromatic

#5F1514 #91211E #C42C29 #DA5350 #E58482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#C42C29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#C42C29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42C29

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42C29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42C29	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)

#5C5227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42c29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 44, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.189 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07364',
    500: '#c42c29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42c29;
$custom-light: #e07364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42c29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.161,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53813,
    "c": 0.18887,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42C29

secondary

#7BCCCE

accent

#E5E83F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42C29

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

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