#C64243#C64243

#C64243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.168 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64243
RGB	rgb(198, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(360, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(360, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.2%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 52.43, 28.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 59.86, 28.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1538 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.168 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.2527, 16.3112, 7.0751)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64243 #42C6C5

analogous

#C64285 #C64243 #C68342

triadic

#C64243 #43C642 #4243C6

tetradic

#C64243 #85C642 #42C6C5 #8342C6

square

#C64243 #85C642 #42C6C5 #8342C6

split-complementary

#C64243 #42C683 #4285C6

monochromatic

#6D2121 #9C2F30 #C64243 #D47172 #E2A0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#C64243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#C64243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64243

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64243	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D92044

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.168 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7e77',
    500: '#c64243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64243;
$custom-light: #df7e77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.545,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56659,
    "c": 0.16819,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64243

secondary

#95CFCE

accent

#DDDC4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64243

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

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