#C72649#C72649

#C72649 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.194 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72649
RGB	rgb(199, 38, 73)
HSL	hsl(347, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(347, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 63.3%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 62.57, 21.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 66.09, 18.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1873 0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.194 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.4517, 14.0133, 7.6667)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72649 #26C7A4

analogous

#C72699 #C72649 #C75426

triadic

#C72649 #49C726 #2649C7

tetradic

#C72649 #99C726 #26C7A4 #5426C7

square

#C72649 #99C726 #26C7A4 #5426C7

split-complementary

#C72649 #26C754 #2699C7

monochromatic

#601223 #941C36 #C72649 #DD4D6C #E78197

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#C72649 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#C72649 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72649

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72649	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72649	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7444

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 38, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.194 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e0727b',
    500: '#c72649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72649;
$custom-light: #e0727b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.957,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.544,
    "c": 0.19424,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72649

secondary

#79CFBD

accent

#EBC53D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72649

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

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