#C42C35#C42C35

#C42C35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.188 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42C35
RGB	rgb(196, 44, 53)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.94, 59.02, 32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.94, 67.59, 29.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.1721 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.188 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3111, 13.7980, 4.7507)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42C35 #2CC4BB

analogous

#C42C81 #C42C35 #C46F2C

triadic

#C42C35 #35C42C #2C35C4

tetradic

#C42C35 #81C42C #2CC4BB #6F2CC4

square

#C42C35 #81C42C #2CC4BB #6F2CC4

split-complementary

#C42C35 #2CC46F #2C81C4

monochromatic

#60161A #922127 #C42C35 #D9545C #E4868C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#C42C35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#C42C35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42C35

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42C35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42C35	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42c35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 44, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.188 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df736c',
    500: '#c42c35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42c35;
$custom-light: #df736c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42c35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.447,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53962,
    "c": 0.18757,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42C35

secondary

#7ECDC9

accent

#E6DD41

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42C35

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

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