#C72626#C72626

#C72626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.196 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72626
RGB	rgb(199, 38, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 80.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 61.05, 41.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 73.80, 34.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.1749 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.196 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5992, 13.6723, 3.1771)
Luminance	0.1367 (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

#C72626 #26C7C7

analogous

#C72677 #C72626 #C77726

triadic

#C72626 #26C726 #2626C7

tetradic

#C72626 #77C726 #26C7C7 #7726C7

square

#C72626 #77C726 #26C7C7 #7726C7

split-complementary

#C72626 #26C777 #2677C7

monochromatic

#601212 #941C1C #C72626 #DD4D4D #E78181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#C72626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#C72626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72626

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72626	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5124

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82741E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 38, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.196 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27162',
    500: '#c72626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72626;
$custom-light: #e27162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53877,
    "c": 0.19621,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72626

secondary

#79CFCF

accent

#EBEB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#180905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72626

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

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