#C72627#C72627

#C72627 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.196 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72627
RGB	rgb(199, 38, 39)
HSL	hsl(360, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(360, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 80.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 61.09, 40.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 73.53, 33.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1752 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.196 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6156, 13.6788, 3.2633)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72627 #26C7C6

analogous

#C72678 #C72627 #C77626

triadic

#C72627 #27C726 #2627C7

tetradic

#C72627 #78C726 #26C7C6 #7626C7

square

#C72627 #78C726 #26C7C6 #7626C7

split-complementary

#C72627 #26C776 #2678C7

monochromatic

#601213 #941C1D #C72627 #DD4D4E #E78181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#C72627 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#C72627 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72627

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72627	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72627	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82741F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72627;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 38, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.196 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27162',
    500: '#c72627',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72627;
$custom-light: #e27162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72627",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.627,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53887,
    "c": 0.1961,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72627

secondary

#79CFCF

accent

#EBEA3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#180905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72627

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

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