#C72D2D#C72D2D

#C72D2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.191 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72D2D
RGB	rgb(199, 45, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 77.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 59.29, 38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 70.63, 32.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.1708 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.191 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9682, 14.2123, 3.9107)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72D2D #2DC7C7

analogous

#C72D7A #C72D2D #C77A2D

triadic

#C72D2D #2DC72D #2D2DC7

tetradic

#C72D2D #7AC72D #2DC7C7 #7A2DC7

square

#C72D2D #7AC72D #2DC7C7 #7A2DC7

split-complementary

#C72D2D #2DC77A #2D7AC7

monochromatic

#631616 #952222 #C72D2D #D95858 #E58A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#C72D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C72D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72D2D

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72D2D	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)

#5D542B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 45, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.191 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17467',
    500: '#c72d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72d2d;
$custom-light: #e17467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54477,
    "c": 0.19052,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72D2D

secondary

#81CECE

accent

#E6E642

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72D2D

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

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