#C72A36#C72A36

#C72A36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.192 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72A36
RGB	rgb(199, 42, 54)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(355, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 72.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 60.53, 32.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 68.91, 28.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1767 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.192 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.0499, 14.0683, 4.8858)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72A36 #2AC7BB

analogous

#C72A85 #C72A36 #C76D2A

triadic

#C72A36 #36C72A #2A36C7

tetradic

#C72A36 #85C72A #2AC7BB #6D2AC7

square

#C72A36 #85C72A #2AC7BB #6D2AC7

split-complementary

#C72A36 #2AC76D #2A85C7

monochromatic

#62151B #941F28 #C72A36 #DB535E #E5868D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#C72A36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#C72A36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72A36

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72A36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72A36	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)

#5B5335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72a36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 42, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.192 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1736d',
    500: '#c72a36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72a36;
$custom-light: #e1736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72a36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.414,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54359,
    "c": 0.19184,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72A36

secondary

#7ECFC9

accent

#E8DB40

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72A36

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

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