#C64A42#C64A42

#C64A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.160 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64A42
RGB	rgb(198, 74, 66)
HSL	hsl(4, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(4, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 66.7%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 48.95, 31.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 57.94, 32.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% 0.1427 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.16 27)
XYZ	xyz(26.7235, 17.3003, 7.0853)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64A42 #42BEC6

analogous

#C6427C #C64A42 #C68C42

triadic

#C64A42 #42C64A #4A42C6

tetradic

#C64A42 #7CC642 #42BEC6 #8C42C6

square

#C64A42 #7CC642 #42BEC6 #8C42C6

split-complementary

#C64A42 #42C68C #427CC6

monochromatic

#6D2521 #9C362F #C64A42 #D47771 #E2A4A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#C64A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#C64A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64A42

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64A42	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D92E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 74, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.160 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8276',
    500: '#c64a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64a42;
$custom-light: #de8276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.636,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57596,
    "c": 0.16007,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.17297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64A42

secondary

#95CBCF

accent

#D4DD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64A42

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

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