#C74235#C74235
#C74235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.171 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74235 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 66, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 73.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.36, 52.06, 36.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.36, 63.86, 35.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.62% 0.1497 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.62% 0.171 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1469, 16.2994, 5.1368) |
| Luminance | 0.1630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.43
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.86
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.56
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.73
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74235 #35BAC7
analogous
#C73571 #C74235 #C78B35
triadic
#C74235 #35C742 #4235C7
tetradic
#C74235 #71C735 #35BAC7 #8B35C7
square
#C74235 #71C735 #35BAC7 #8B35C7
split-complementary
#C74235 #35C78B #3571C7
monochromatic
#66221B #973228 #C74235 #D66E64 #E29B94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#C74235 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#C74235 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74235
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74235 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74235 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB1B40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74235; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 66, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.171 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07d6d',
500: '#c74235',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74235; $custom-light: #e07d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74235",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 66,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.342,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56619,
"c": 0.17136,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.16296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74235
secondary
#8AC8CE
accent
#D3E147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A