#C42D35#C42D35

#C42D35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.187 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42D35
RGB	rgb(196, 45, 53)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 58.71, 33.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 67.38, 29.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.04% 0.1711 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(54.04% 0.187 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3488, 13.8734, 4.7632)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42D35 #2DC4BC

analogous

#C42D81 #C42D35 #C4702D

triadic

#C42D35 #35C42D #2D35C4

tetradic

#C42D35 #81C42D #2DC4BC #702DC4

square

#C42D35 #81C42D #2DC4BC #702DC4

split-complementary

#C42D35 #2DC470 #2D81C4

monochromatic

#60161A #922228 #C42D35 #D8565D #E4888D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#C42D35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#C42D35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42D35

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42D35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42D35	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42d35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 45, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.187 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df736c',
    500: '#c42d35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42d35;
$custom-light: #df736c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42d35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.821,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54043,
    "c": 0.18678,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42D35

secondary

#80CDC9

accent

#E6DD42

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42D35

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

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