#C42D4D#C42D4D

#C42D4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.186 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42D4D
RGB	rgb(196, 45, 77)
HSL	hsl(347, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 60.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 59.99, 18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 62.92, 17.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1802 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.186 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0455, 14.1521, 8.4326)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42D4D #2DC4A4

analogous

#C42D98 #C42D4D #C4592D

triadic

#C42D4D #4DC42D #2D4DC4

tetradic

#C42D4D #98C42D #2DC4A4 #592DC4

square

#C42D4D #98C42D #2DC4A4 #592DC4

split-complementary

#C42D4D #2DC459 #2D98C4

monochromatic

#601626 #922239 #C42D4D #D85672 #E4889B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#C42D4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#C42D4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42D4D

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42D4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42D4D	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58554D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7449

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42d4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 45, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.186 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd747e',
    500: '#c42d4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42d4d;
$custom-light: #dd747e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42d4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.285,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54468,
    "c": 0.18606,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42D4D

secondary

#80CDBD

accent

#E6C342

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42D4D

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

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