#C72D32#C72D32

#C72D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.190 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72D32
RGB	rgb(199, 45, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 59.48, 35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 69.31, 30.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1725 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.19 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0703, 14.2531, 4.4481)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72D32 #2DC7C2

analogous

#C72D7F #C72D32 #C7752D

triadic

#C72D32 #32C72D #2D32C7

tetradic

#C72D32 #7FC72D #2DC7C2 #752DC7

square

#C72D32 #7FC72D #2DC7C2 #752DC7

split-complementary

#C72D32 #2DC775 #2D7FC7

monochromatic

#631619 #952225 #C72D32 #D9585C #E58A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C72D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C72D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72D32

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72D32	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5430

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 45, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.190 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1746a',
    500: '#c72d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72d32;
$custom-light: #e1746a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.052,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54538,
    "c": 0.18996,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72D32

secondary

#81CECC

accent

#E6E142

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72D32

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

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