#C72E2D#C72E2D

#C72E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.190 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72E2D
RGB	rgb(199, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 77.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 58.99, 38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 70.44, 33.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1699 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.19 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0068, 14.2895, 3.9236)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72E2D #2DC6C7

analogous

#C72D79 #C72E2D #C77B2D

triadic

#C72E2D #2DC72E #2E2DC7

tetradic

#C72E2D #79C72D #2DC6C7 #7B2DC7

square

#C72E2D #79C72D #2DC6C7 #7B2DC7

split-complementary

#C72E2D #2DC77B #2D79C7

monochromatic

#631716 #952222 #C72E2D #D95958 #E58A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C72E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C72E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72E2D

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72E2D	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D542B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.190 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17467',
    500: '#c72e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72e2d;
$custom-light: #e17467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.39,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54558,
    "c": 0.18977,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72E2D

secondary

#81CECE

accent

#E5E642

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72E2D

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

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