#C4424C#C4424C

#C4424C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.165 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4424C
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 76)
HSL	hsl(355, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 61.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 52.33, 23.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 57.23, 23.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% 0.1555 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.165 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.0202, 16.1576, 8.5846)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4424C #42C4BA

analogous

#C4428D #C4424C #C47942

triadic

#C4424C #4CC442 #424CC4

tetradic

#C4424C #8DC442 #42C4BA #7942C4

square

#C4424C #8DC442 #42C4BA #7942C4

split-complementary

#C4424C #42C479 #428DC4

monochromatic

#6A2127 #993038 #C4424C #D37178 #E19FA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#C4424C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#C4424C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4424C

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4424C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4424C	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4424c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.165 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e7e',
    500: '#c4424c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4424c;
$custom-light: #dd7e7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4424c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.385,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56493,
    "c": 0.16528,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4424C

secondary

#94CEC9

accent

#DCD14C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4424C

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

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