#C74044#C74044

#C74044 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.171 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74044
RGB	rgb(199, 64, 68)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 65.8%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 53.63, 28.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 60.59, 27.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1577 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.171 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.4327, 16.2300, 7.2086)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74044 #40C7C3

analogous

#C74088 #C74044 #C78040

triadic

#C74044 #44C740 #4044C7

tetradic

#C74044 #88C740 #40C7C3 #8040C7

square

#C74044 #88C740 #40C7C3 #8040C7

split-complementary

#C74044 #40C780 #4088C7

monochromatic

#6D2022 #9C2E31 #C74044 #D56F72 #E39FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#C74044 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#C74044 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74044

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74044	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74044	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA1C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74044;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 64, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.171 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7d78',
    500: '#c74044',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74044;
$custom-light: #df7d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74044",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56618,
    "c": 0.17117,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74044

secondary

#94CFCD

accent

#DEDA4A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74044

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

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