#C72A35#C72A35
#C72A35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.192 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C72A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 42, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 73.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.32, 60.48, 33.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.32, 69.15, 29.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.35% 0.1763 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.35% 0.192 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0267, 14.0590, 4.7634) |
| Luminance | 0.1406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 2.80
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.22
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.60
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.15
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C72A35 #2AC7BC
analogous
#C72A84 #C72A35 #C76D2A
triadic
#C72A35 #35C72A #2A35C7
tetradic
#C72A35 #84C72A #2AC7BC #6D2AC7
square
#C72A35 #84C72A #2AC7BC #6D2AC7
split-complementary
#C72A35 #2AC76D #2A84C7
monochromatic
#62151A #941F28 #C72A35 #DB535D #E5868D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.51
#C72A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.81
#C72A35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C72A35
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C72A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C72A35 | 1.00 | 5.51 | 3.81 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5334
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82752F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB0030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c72a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 42, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.192 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1736c',
500: '#c72a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c72a35; $custom-light: #e1736c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c72a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 42,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.796,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54345,
"c": 0.19192,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.14055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C72A35
secondary
#7ECFC9
accent
#E8DC40
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEDEB
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170907
muted
#857B7A