#C42E51#C42E51

#C42E51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.185 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42E51
RGB	rgb(196, 46, 81)
HSL	hsl(346, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(346, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 59.95, 16.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 62.24, 15.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1807 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.185 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2297, 14.2875, 9.2123)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42E51 #2EC4A1

analogous

#C42E9C #C42E51 #C4562E

triadic

#C42E51 #51C42E #2E51C4

tetradic

#C42E51 #9CC42E #2EC4A1 #562EC4

square

#C42E51 #9CC42E #2EC4A1 #562EC4

split-complementary

#C42E51 #2EC456 #2E9CC4

monochromatic

#611728 #92223D #C42E51 #D85875 #E3899E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C42E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C42E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42E51

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42E51	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E754D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 46, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.185 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7481',
    500: '#c42e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42e51;
$custom-light: #dd7481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54637,
    "c": 0.18544,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42E51

secondary

#81CDBB

accent

#E5BF43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42E51

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

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