#C72F2E#C72F2E

#C72F2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.189 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72F2E
RGB	rgb(199, 47, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 76.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 58.71, 38.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 69.97, 32.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1692 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.189 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0658, 14.3764, 4.0393)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72F2E #2EC6C7

analogous

#C72E79 #C72F2E #C77B2E

triadic

#C72F2E #2EC72F #2F2EC7

tetradic

#C72F2E #79C72E #2EC6C7 #7B2EC7

square

#C72F2E #79C72E #2EC6C7 #7B2EC7

split-complementary

#C72F2E #2EC77B #2E79C7

monochromatic

#641817 #952323 #C72F2E #D95A59 #E48C8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C72F2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C72F2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72F2E

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72F2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72F2E	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)

#5E552C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72f2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 47, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.189 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17467',
    500: '#c72f2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72f2e;
$custom-light: #e17467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72f2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.392,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54653,
    "c": 0.18888,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72F2E

secondary

#83CECE

accent

#E4E642

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72F2E

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

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