#C64257#C64257

#C64257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.167 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64257
RGB	rgb(198, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(350, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 56.1%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.74, 53.76, 17.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.74, 56.48, 17.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.05% 0.1616 0.0431)
OKLCH	oklch(57.05% 0.167 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.9597, 16.5939, 10.7983)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64257 #42C6B1

analogous

#C64299 #C64257 #C66F42

triadic

#C64257 #57C642 #4257C6

tetradic

#C64257 #99C642 #42C6B1 #6F42C6

square

#C64257 #99C642 #42C6B1 #6F42C6

split-complementary

#C64257 #42C66F #4299C6

monochromatic

#6D212D #9C2F40 #C64257 #D47181 #E2A0AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#C64257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#C64257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64257

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64257	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847B54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8274A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.167 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e86',
    500: '#c64257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64257;
$custom-light: #dd7e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.455,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57049,
    "c": 0.16729,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64257

secondary

#95CFC6

accent

#DDC64B

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64257

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

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