#C72F32#C72F32

#C72F32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.188 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C72F32
RGB	rgb(199, 47, 50)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 58.86, 35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 68.91, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.1705 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.188 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1484, 14.4094, 4.4741)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C72F32 #2FC7C4

analogous

#C72F7E #C72F32 #C7782F

triadic

#C72F32 #32C72F #2F32C7

tetradic

#C72F32 #7EC72F #2FC7C4 #782FC7

square

#C72F32 #7EC72F #2FC7C4 #782FC7

split-complementary

#C72F32 #2FC778 #2F7EC7

monochromatic

#641819 #952326 #C72F32 #D85B5D #E48C8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C72F32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C72F32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C72F32

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C72F32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C72F32	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c72f32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 47, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.188 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1746a',
    500: '#c72f32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c72f32;
$custom-light: #e1746a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c72f32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.816,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54702,
    "c": 0.18841,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C72F32

secondary

#84CECD

accent

#E5E243

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C72F32

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

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