#C72E35#C72E35

#C72E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.189 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#C72E35
RGBrgb(199, 46, 53)
HSLhsl(357, 62%, 48%)
HSVhsv(357, 77%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76.9%, 73.4%, 22%)
CIE-LABlab(44.74, 59.29, 34.01)
CIE-LCHlch(44.74, 68.36, 29.84°)
OKLaboklab(54.66% 0.1725 0.0769)
OKLCHoklch(54.66% 0.189 24)
XYZxyz(25.1757, 14.3571, 4.8131)
Luminance0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#C72E35 #2EC7C0
analogous
#C72E81 #C72E35 #C7732E
triadic
#C72E35 #35C72E #2E35C7
tetradic
#C72E35 #81C72E #2EC7C0 #732EC7
square
#C72E35 #81C72E #2EC7C0 #732EC7
split-complementary
#C72E35 #2EC773 #2E81C7
monochromatic
#64171B #952328 #C72E35 #D9595F #E48B8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43
#C72E35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87
#C72E35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72E35
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##C72E35#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##C72E351.005.433.875.43
#FFFFFF5.431.0021.001.00
#0000003.8721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.431.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5534
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB0032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #c72e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 46, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.189 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1746c',
    500: '#c72e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #c72e35;
$custom-light: #e1746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#c72e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.255,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54659,
    "c": 0.18889,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.14353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#C72E35
secondary
#83CECB
accent
#E6DE42
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEDEB
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170907
muted
#857B7A

Preview Lab

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#C72E35 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva