#C64949#C64949

#C64949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.160 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64949
RGB	rgb(198, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 63.1%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 49.82, 26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 56.58, 28.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% 0.1467 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.16 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8765, 17.2555, 8.2174)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64949 #49C6C6

analogous

#C64987 #C64949 #C68749

triadic

#C64949 #49C649 #4949C6

tetradic

#C64949 #87C649 #49C6C6 #8749C6

square

#C64949 #87C649 #49C6C6 #8749C6

split-complementary

#C64949 #49C687 #4987C6

monochromatic

#712323 #A03232 #C64949 #D57878 #E3A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#C64949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#C64949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64949

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64949	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696348

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D92E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.160 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de827b',
    500: '#c64949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64949;
$custom-light: #de827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5759,
    "c": 0.16012,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64949

secondary

#9AD0D0

accent

#DCDC4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64949

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

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