#C72D2C#C72D2C

#C72D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.191 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72D2C
RGB	rgb(199, 45, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 77.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 59.26, 38.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 70.90, 33.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1705 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.191 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9492, 14.2047, 3.8105)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72D2C #2CC6C7

analogous

#C72C79 #C72D2C #C77A2C

triadic

#C72D2C #2CC72D #2D2CC7

tetradic

#C72D2C #79C72C #2CC6C7 #7A2CC7

square

#C72D2C #79C72C #2CC6C7 #7A2CC7

split-complementary

#C72D2C #2CC77A #2C79C7

monochromatic

#631616 #952221 #C72D2C #DA5756 #E58989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#C72D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C72D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72D2C

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72D2C	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D542A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 45, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.191 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27466',
    500: '#c72d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72d2c;
$custom-light: #e27466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.387,
    "s": 63.786,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54465,
    "c": 0.19064,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72D2C

secondary

#80CECF

accent

#E6E741

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72D2C

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

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