#C72926#C72926
#C72926 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.194 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C72926 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 41, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 68%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 81%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 80.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.05, 60.24, 41.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.05, 73.29, 34.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.09% 0.1724 0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.09% 0.194 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6990, 13.8719, 3.2104) |
| Luminance | 0.1387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.12
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.68
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.28
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.52
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.09
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C72926 #26C4C7
analogous
#C72674 #C72926 #C77A26
triadic
#C72926 #26C729 #2926C7
tetradic
#C72926 #74C726 #26C4C7 #7A26C7
square
#C72926 #74C726 #26C4C7 #7A26C7
split-complementary
#C72926 #26C77A #2674C7
monochromatic
#601412 #941E1C #C72926 #DD504D #E78281
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.56
#C72926 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#C72926 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C72926
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C72926 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C72926 | 1.00 | 5.56 | 3.77 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82741E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c72926; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 41, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.194 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27262',
500: '#c72926',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c72926; $custom-light: #e27262; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c72926",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 41,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.118,
"s": 67.932,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54092,
"c": 0.1942,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.13868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C72926
secondary
#79CECF
accent
#E8EB3D
background
#FFF7F5
surface
#FFEDEA
border
#D7C8C6
text
#180905
muted
#867B79