#C54542#C54542

#C54542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.164 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C54542
RGB	rgb(197, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.65, 50.79, 29.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.65, 58.86, 30.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% 0.1486 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.164 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.1401, 16.5236, 6.9661)
Luminance	0.1652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C54542 #42C2C5

analogous

#C54281 #C54542 #C58742

triadic

#C54542 #42C545 #4542C5

tetradic

#C54542 #81C542 #42C2C5 #8742C5

square

#C54542 #81C542 #42C2C5 #8742C5

split-complementary

#C54542 #42C587 #4281C5

monochromatic

#6C2321 #9A322F #C54542 #D37371 #E2A1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#C54542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#C54542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C54542

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C54542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C54542	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D82645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c54542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.164 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7f76',
    500: '#c54542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c54542;
$custom-light: #de7f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c54542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.374,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56826,
    "c": 0.16417,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C54542

secondary

#95CDCE

accent

#D9DC4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C54542

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

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