#C72628#C72628

#C72628 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.196 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72628
RGB	rgb(199, 38, 40)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 79.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 61.11, 40.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 73.25, 33.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1755 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.196 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6323, 13.6856, 3.3517)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72628 #26C7C5

analogous

#C72679 #C72628 #C77526

triadic

#C72628 #28C726 #2628C7

tetradic

#C72628 #79C726 #26C7C5 #7526C7

square

#C72628 #79C726 #26C7C5 #7526C7

split-complementary

#C72628 #26C775 #2679C7

monochromatic

#601213 #941C1E #C72628 #DD4D4F #E78182

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#C72628 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#C72628 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72628

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72628	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72628	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)

#5A5126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827420

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72628;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 38, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.196 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27163',
    500: '#c72628',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72628;
$custom-light: #e27163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72628",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.255,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53898,
    "c": 0.19599,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72628

secondary

#79CFCE

accent

#EBE93D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#180905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72628

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

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