#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 |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.90
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.35
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.72
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.98
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.00
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.32
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