#C72642#C72642

#C72642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.194 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72642
RGB	rgb(199, 38, 66)
HSL	hsl(350, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(350, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 66.8%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 62.19, 25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 67.19, 22.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% 0.1846 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.194 18)
XYZ	xyz(25.2325, 13.9256, 6.5125)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72642 #26C7AB

analogous

#C72693 #C72642 #C75B26

triadic

#C72642 #42C726 #2642C7

tetradic

#C72642 #93C726 #26C7AB #5B26C7

square

#C72642 #93C726 #26C7AB #5B26C7

split-complementary

#C72642 #26C75B #2693C7

monochromatic

#601220 #941C31 #C72642 #DD4D66 #E78192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#C72642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#C72642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72642

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72642	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 38, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.194 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07176',
    500: '#c72642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72642;
$custom-light: #e07176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54266,
    "c": 0.19416,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.13922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72642

secondary

#79CFC0

accent

#EBCD3D

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEDED

border

#D6C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72642

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

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