#C6252C#C6252C

#C6252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.195 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C6252C
RGB	rgb(198, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 77.8%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 61.22, 37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 71.96, 31.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1768 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.195 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4079, 13.5147, 3.7058)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C6252C #25C6BF

analogous

#C6257C #C6252C #C66E25

triadic

#C6252C #2CC625 #252CC6

tetradic

#C6252C #7CC625 #25C6BF #6E25C6

square

#C6252C #7CC625 #25C6BF #6E25C6

split-complementary

#C6252C #25C66E #257CC6

monochromatic

#5F1215 #921B21 #C6252C #DD4B51 #E77E83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C6252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C6252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C6252C

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C6252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C6252C	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807325

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c6252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.195 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17066',
    500: '#c6252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c6252c;
$custom-light: #e17066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c6252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.391,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53691,
    "c": 0.19531,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C6252C

secondary

#77CFCC

accent

#EBE43C

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C6252C

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

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