#C72C38#C72C38

#C72C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.190 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72C38
RGB	rgb(199, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 71.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 60.03, 32.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 68.04, 28.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1755 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.19 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1706, 14.2329, 5.1625)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72C38 #2CC7BB

analogous

#C72C85 #C72C38 #C76E2C

triadic

#C72C38 #38C72C #2C38C7

tetradic

#C72C38 #85C72C #2CC7BB #6E2CC7

square

#C72C38 #85C72C #2CC7BB #6E2CC7

split-complementary

#C72C38 #2CC76E #2C85C7

monochromatic

#63161C #95212A #C72C38 #DA5661 #E58990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#C72C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C72C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72C38

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72C38	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.190 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1736e',
    500: '#c72c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72c38;
$custom-light: #e1736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.355,
    "s": 63.786,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54542,
    "c": 0.19017,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72C38

secondary

#80CFC8

accent

#E7DA41

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEC

border

#D6C8C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72C38

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

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