#C64438#C64438

#C64438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.168 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64438
RGB	rgb(198, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 71.7%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.53, 51.03, 35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.53, 62.12, 34.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% 0.1472 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.168 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0724, 16.4293, 5.5389)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64438 #38BAC6

analogous

#C63873 #C64438 #C68B38

triadic

#C64438 #38C644 #4438C6

tetradic

#C64438 #73C638 #38BAC6 #8B38C6

square

#C64438 #73C638 #38BAC6 #8B38C6

split-complementary

#C64438 #38C68B #3873C6

monochromatic

#67231D #96342B #C64438 #D47067 #E29D97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#C64438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#C64438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64438

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64438	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA2142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.168 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7f6f',
    500: '#c64438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64438;
$custom-light: #df7f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.07,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56723,
    "c": 0.16785,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64438

secondary

#8DC8CD

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64438

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

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