#C62540#C62540

#C62540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.194 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C62540
RGB	rgb(198, 37, 64)
HSL	hsl(350, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(350, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 67.7%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.80, 62.06, 26.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.80, 67.38, 22.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% 0.1839 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.194 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8785, 13.7030, 6.1845)
Luminance	0.1370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C62540 #25C6AB

analogous

#C62590 #C62540 #C65A25

triadic

#C62540 #40C625 #2540C6

tetradic

#C62540 #90C625 #25C6AB #5A25C6

square

#C62540 #90C625 #25C6AB #5A25C6

split-complementary

#C62540 #25C65A #2590C6

monochromatic

#5F121F #921B2F #C62540 #DD4B63 #E77E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#C62540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#C62540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C62540

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C62540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C62540	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F733B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c62540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 37, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.194 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07174',
    500: '#c62540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c62540;
$custom-light: #e07174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c62540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.938,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53982,
    "c": 0.19399,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C62540

secondary

#77CFC1

accent

#EBCE3C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C62540

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

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