#C42F54#C42F54

#C42F54 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.185 H 11.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42F54
RGB	rgb(196, 47, 84)
HSL	hsl(345, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(345, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 57.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 59.84, 15.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 61.73, 14.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1809 0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.185 11.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3842, 14.4126, 9.8310)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42F54 #2FC49F

analogous

#C42F9E #C42F54 #C4552F

triadic

#C42F54 #54C42F #2F54C4

tetradic

#C42F54 #9EC42F #2FC49F #552FC4

square

#C42F54 #9EC42F #2FC49F #552FC4

split-complementary

#C42F54 #2FC455 #2F9EC4

monochromatic

#61172A #93233F #C42F54 #D75978 #E38AA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C42F54 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C42F54 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42F54

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42F54	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42F54	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575755

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7550

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6003F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42f54;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 47, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.185 11.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7583',
    500: '#c42f54',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42f54;
$custom-light: #dd7583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42f54",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.101,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54788,
    "c": 0.1848,
    "h": 11.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42F54

secondary

#82CDBA

accent

#E4BC43

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42F54

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

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