#C72E34#C72E34

#C72E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.189 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72E34
RGB	rgb(199, 46, 52)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 73.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 59.25, 34.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 68.61, 30.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1722 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.189 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1530, 14.3480, 4.6932)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72E34 #2EC7C1

analogous

#C72E80 #C72E34 #C7742E

triadic

#C72E34 #34C72E #2E34C7

tetradic

#C72E34 #80C72E #2EC7C1 #742EC7

square

#C72E34 #80C72E #2EC7C1 #742EC7

split-complementary

#C72E34 #2EC774 #2E80C7

monochromatic

#64171A #952327 #C72E34 #D9595E #E48B8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#C72E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C72E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72E34

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72E34	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)

#5D5533

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 46, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.189 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1746c',
    500: '#c72e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72e34;
$custom-light: #e1746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.647,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54646,
    "c": 0.18899,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72E34

secondary

#83CECB

accent

#E6DF42

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72E34

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

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