#C4342C#C4342C

#C4342C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.182 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4342C
RGB	rgb(196, 52, 44)
HSL	hsl(3, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 77.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 56.06, 39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 68.30, 34.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1608 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.182 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4504, 14.3774, 3.8701)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4342C #2CBCC4

analogous

#C42C70 #C4342C #C4802C

triadic

#C4342C #2CC434 #342CC4

tetradic

#C4342C #70C42C #2CBCC4 #802CC4

square

#C4342C #70C42C #2CBCC4 #802CC4

split-complementary

#C4342C #2CC480 #2C70C4

monochromatic

#601916 #922721 #C4342C #D95B54 #E48B86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C4342C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C4342C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4342C

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4342C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4342C	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4342c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 52, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.182 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7666',
    500: '#c4342c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4342c;
$custom-light: #df7666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4342c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.158,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54544,
    "c": 0.18219,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4342C

secondary

#7EC9CD

accent

#DEE641

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4342C

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

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