#C52A42#C52A42

#C52A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.189 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52A42
RGB	rgb(197, 42, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, 60.52, 25.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 65.62, 22.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.1796 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.189 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8400, 13.9234, 6.5327)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52A42 #2AC5AD

analogous

#C52A90 #C52A42 #C5602A

triadic

#C52A42 #42C52A #2A42C5

tetradic

#C52A42 #90C52A #2AC5AD #602AC5

square

#C52A42 #90C52A #2AC5AD #602AC5

split-complementary

#C52A42 #2AC560 #2A90C5

monochromatic

#601420 #931F31 #C52A42 #DA5267 #E58593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#C52A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#C52A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52A42

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52A42	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 42, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.189 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7376',
    500: '#c52a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52a42;
$custom-light: #df7376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.71,
    "s": 64.854,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54194,
    "c": 0.18932,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52A42

secondary

#7DCEC1

accent

#E8CE40

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52A42

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

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