#C72E33#C72E33

#C72E33 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.189 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72E33
RGB	rgb(199, 46, 51)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 74.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, 59.21, 35.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 68.86, 30.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1718 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.189 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.1307, 14.3391, 4.5758)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72E33 #2EC7C2

analogous

#C72E7F #C72E33 #C7752E

triadic

#C72E33 #33C72E #2E33C7

tetradic

#C72E33 #7FC72E #2EC7C2 #752EC7

square

#C72E33 #7FC72E #2EC7C2 #752EC7

split-complementary

#C72E33 #2EC775 #2E7FC7

monochromatic

#64171A #952326 #C72E33 #D9595E #E48B8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#C72E33 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C72E33 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72E33

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72E33	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72E33	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5531

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72e33;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 46, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.189 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1746b',
    500: '#c72e33',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72e33;
$custom-light: #e1746b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72e33",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.039,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54632,
    "c": 0.18909,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72E33

secondary

#83CECC

accent

#E6E042

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72E33

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

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