#C64542#C64542

#C64542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.165 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64542
RGB	rgb(198, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(1, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 66.7%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 51.12, 30.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 59.28, 30.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.1495 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.165 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.4029, 16.6591, 6.9784)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64542 #42C3C6

analogous

#C64281 #C64542 #C68742

triadic

#C64542 #42C645 #4542C6

tetradic

#C64542 #81C642 #42C3C6 #8742C6

square

#C64542 #81C642 #42C3C6 #8742C6

split-complementary

#C64542 #42C687 #4281C6

monochromatic

#6D2321 #9C312F #C64542 #D47371 #E2A2A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#C64542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#C64542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64542

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64542	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D92645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.165 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7f76',
    500: '#c64542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64542;
$custom-light: #df7f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.364,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56989,
    "c": 0.16524,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64542

secondary

#95CECF

accent

#DADD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64542

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

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