#C72E2E#C72E2E

#C72E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.190 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72E2E
RGB	rgb(199, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 76.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 59.02, 37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 70.17, 32.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1702 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.19 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0263, 14.2973, 4.0262)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72E2E #2EC7C7

analogous

#C72E7A #C72E2E #C77A2E

triadic

#C72E2E #2EC72E #2E2EC7

tetradic

#C72E2E #7AC72E #2EC7C7 #7A2EC7

square

#C72E2E #7AC72E #2EC7C7 #7A2EC7

split-complementary

#C72E2E #2EC77A #2E7AC7

monochromatic

#641717 #952323 #C72E2E #D95959 #E48B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C72E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C72E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72E2E

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72E2E	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)

#5D542C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.190 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17467',
    500: '#c72e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72e2e;
$custom-light: #e17467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5457,
    "c": 0.18965,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72E2E

secondary

#83CECE

accent

#E6E642

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72E2E

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

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