#C72B2F#C72B2F

#C72B2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.192 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72B2F
RGB	rgb(199, 43, 47)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.4%, 76.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 59.96, 37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 70.48, 31.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.1734 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.192 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9331, 14.0791, 4.0935)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72B2F #2BC7C3

analogous

#C72B7D #C72B2F #C7752B

triadic

#C72B2F #2FC72B #2B2FC7

tetradic

#C72B2F #7DC72B #2BC7C3 #752BC7

square

#C72B2F #7DC72B #2BC7C3 #752BC7

split-complementary

#C72B2F #2BC775 #2B7DC7

monochromatic

#621517 #952023 #C72B2F #DA5558 #E5878A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#C72B2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#C72B2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72B2F

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72B2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72B2F	1.00	5.50	3.81	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C532D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72b2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 43, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.192 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17368',
    500: '#c72b2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72b2f;
$custom-light: #e17368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72b2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 64.463,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54343,
    "c": 0.19177,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72B2F

secondary

#7FCFCD

accent

#E7E340

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72B2F

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

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