#C42F52#C42F52

#C42F52 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.185 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42F52
RGB	rgb(196, 47, 82)
HSL	hsl(346, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 58.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 59.70, 16.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 61.89, 15.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.1801 0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.185 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.3070, 14.3817, 9.4244)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42F52 #2FC4A1

analogous

#C42F9C #C42F52 #C4562F

triadic

#C42F52 #52C42F #2F52C4

tetradic

#C42F52 #9CC42F #2FC4A1 #562FC4

square

#C42F52 #9CC42F #2FC4A1 #562FC4

split-complementary

#C42F52 #2FC456 #2F9CC4

monochromatic

#611729 #93233D #C42F52 #D75977 #E38A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C42F52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C42F52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42F52

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42F52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42F52	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E754E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6003E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42f52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 47, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.185 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7582',
    500: '#c42f52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42f52;
$custom-light: #dd7582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42f52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.906,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54742,
    "c": 0.18461,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42F52

secondary

#82CDBB

accent

#E4BF43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42F52

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

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