#C6252D#C6252D

#C6252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.195 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C6252D
RGB	rgb(198, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 77.3%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, 61.25, 37.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 71.70, 31.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% 0.1771 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.195 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4269, 13.5223, 3.8060)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C6252D #25C6BE

analogous

#C6257D #C6252D #C66D25

triadic

#C6252D #2DC625 #252DC6

tetradic

#C6252D #7DC625 #25C6BE #6D25C6

square

#C6252D #7DC625 #25C6BE #6D25C6

split-complementary

#C6252D #25C66D #257DC6

monochromatic

#5F1216 #921B21 #C6252D #DD4B52 #E77E84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C6252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C6252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C6252D

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C6252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C6252D	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)

#59512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807326

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c6252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.195 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17066',
    500: '#c6252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c6252d;
$custom-light: #e17066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c6252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.019,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53702,
    "c": 0.1952,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C6252D

secondary

#77CFCB

accent

#EBE33C

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C6252D

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

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