#C42F4C#C42F4C

#C42F4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.184 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42F4C
RGB	rgb(196, 47, 76)
HSL	hsl(348, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 61.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 59.31, 19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 62.54, 18.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.1778 0.0484)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.184 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0886, 14.2943, 8.2741)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42F4C #2FC4A7

analogous

#C42F97 #C42F4C #C45C2F

triadic

#C42F4C #4CC42F #2F4CC4

tetradic

#C42F4C #97C42F #2FC4A7 #5C2FC4

square

#C42F4C #97C42F #2FC4A7 #5C2FC4

split-complementary

#C42F4C #2FC45C #2F97C4

monochromatic

#611726 #932339 #C42F4C #D75972 #E38A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C42F4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C42F4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42F4C

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42F4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42F4C	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)

#59564C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7548

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42f4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 47, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.184 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd757d',
    500: '#c42f4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42f4c;
$custom-light: #dd757d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42f4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.322,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54611,
    "c": 0.18426,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42F4C

secondary

#82CDBE

accent

#E4C543

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42F4C

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

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