#C54242#C54242

#C54242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.167 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C54242
RGB	rgb(197, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.19, 52.04, 29.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.19, 59.67, 29.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1525 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.167 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9602, 16.1638, 6.9061)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C54242 #42C5C5

analogous

#C54284 #C54242 #C58442

triadic

#C54242 #42C542 #4242C5

tetradic

#C54242 #84C542 #42C5C5 #8442C5

square

#C54242 #84C542 #42C5C5 #8442C5

split-complementary

#C54242 #42C584 #4284C5

monochromatic

#6C2121 #9A2F2F #C54242 #D37171 #E2A0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#C54242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#C54242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C54242

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C54242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C54242	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)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D82143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c54242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.167 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7e76',
    500: '#c54242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c54242;
$custom-light: #de7e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c54242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56477,
    "c": 0.16724,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C54242

secondary

#95CECE

accent

#DCDC4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C54242

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

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