#C54142#C54142

#C54142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.168 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C54142
RGB	rgb(197, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(360, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(360, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 52.46, 29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 59.94, 28.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1538 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.168 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.9023, 16.0479, 6.8868)
Luminance	0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C54142 #41C5C4

analogous

#C54184 #C54142 #C58241

triadic

#C54142 #42C541 #4142C5

tetradic

#C54142 #84C541 #41C5C4 #8241C5

square

#C54142 #84C541 #41C5C4 #8241C5

split-complementary

#C54142 #41C582 #4184C5

monochromatic

#6B2121 #9A2F30 #C54142 #D37071 #E29F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#C54142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#C54142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C54142

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C54142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C54142	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c54142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.168 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d76',
    500: '#c54142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c54142;
$custom-light: #de7d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c54142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.545,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56364,
    "c": 0.16826,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C54142

secondary

#94CECE

accent

#DDDC4B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C54142

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

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