#C54042#C54042

#C54042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.169 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C54042
RGB	rgb(197, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 52.86, 28.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 60.20, 28.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1551 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.169 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.8454, 15.9341, 6.8679)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C54042 #40C5C3

analogous

#C54084 #C54042 #C58040

triadic

#C54042 #42C540 #4042C5

tetradic

#C54042 #84C540 #40C5C3 #8040C5

square

#C54042 #84C540 #40C5C3 #8040C5

split-complementary

#C54042 #40C580 #4084C5

monochromatic

#6A2021 #992F30 #C54042 #D36F70 #E29E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C54042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#C54042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C54042

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C54042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C54042	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81D42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c54042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.169 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c76',
    500: '#c54042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c54042;
$custom-light: #de7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c54042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.098,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56252,
    "c": 0.16928,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C54042

secondary

#93CECD

accent

#DDDB4B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C54042

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

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