#C72726#C72726

#C72726 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.196 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72726
RGB	rgb(199, 39, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 80.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 60.79, 41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 73.63, 34.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1741 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.196 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.6316, 13.7371, 3.1879)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72726 #26C6C7

analogous

#C72676 #C72726 #C77826

triadic

#C72726 #26C727 #2726C7

tetradic

#C72726 #76C726 #26C6C7 #7826C7

square

#C72726 #76C726 #26C6C7 #7826C7

split-complementary

#C72726 #26C778 #2676C7

monochromatic

#601312 #941D1C #C72726 #DD4E4D #E78181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#C72726 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#C72726 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72726

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72726	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72726	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5123

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82741E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72726;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 39, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.196 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27162',
    500: '#c72726',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72726;
$custom-light: #e27162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72726",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.373,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53947,
    "c": 0.19555,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72726

secondary

#79CFCF

accent

#EAEB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#180905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72726

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

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