#C72F2C#C72F2C

#C72F2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.189 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72F2C
RGB	rgb(199, 47, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 77.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 58.64, 39.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 70.52, 33.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1685 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.189 27)
XYZ	xyz(25.0273, 14.3610, 3.8365)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72F2C #2CC4C7

analogous

#C72C77 #C72F2C #C77C2C

triadic

#C72F2C #2CC72F #2F2CC7

tetradic

#C72F2C #77C72C #2CC4C7 #7C2CC7

square

#C72F2C #77C72C #2CC4C7 #7C2CC7

split-complementary

#C72F2C #2CC77C #2C77C7

monochromatic

#631716 #952321 #C72F2C #DA5956 #E58A89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C72F2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C72F2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72F2C

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72F2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72F2C	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E552A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72f2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 47, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.189 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17466',
    500: '#c72f2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72f2c;
$custom-light: #e17466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72f2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.161,
    "s": 63.786,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5463,
    "c": 0.18912,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.14357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72F2C

secondary

#80CDCF

accent

#E4E741

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72F2C

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

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