#C72D33#C72D33

#C72D33 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.190 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72D33
RGB	rgb(199, 45, 51)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 74.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 59.52, 35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 69.06, 30.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1728 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.19 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0921, 14.2619, 4.5629)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72D33 #2DC7C1

analogous

#C72D80 #C72D33 #C7742D

triadic

#C72D33 #33C72D #2D33C7

tetradic

#C72D33 #80C72D #2DC7C1 #742DC7

square

#C72D33 #80C72D #2DC7C1 #742DC7

split-complementary

#C72D33 #2DC774 #2D80C7

monochromatic

#631619 #952226 #C72D33 #D9585D #E58A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C72D33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C72D33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72D33

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72D33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72D33	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)

#5C5432

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72d33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 45, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.190 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1746b',
    500: '#c72d33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72d33;
$custom-light: #e1746b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72d33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.662,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54551,
    "c": 0.18986,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72D33

secondary

#81CECB

accent

#E6E042

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72D33

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

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