#C74242#C74242

#C74242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.169 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74242
RGB	rgb(199, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 66.8%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 52.71, 29.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 60.50, 29.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1544 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.169 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4875, 16.4357, 6.9309)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74242 #42C7C7

analogous

#C74285 #C74242 #C78542

triadic

#C74242 #42C742 #4242C7

tetradic

#C74242 #85C742 #42C7C7 #8542C7

square

#C74242 #85C742 #42C7C7 #8542C7

split-complementary

#C74242 #42C785 #4285C7

monochromatic

#6E2121 #9D2F2F #C74242 #D57171 #E3A0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#C74242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#C74242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74242

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74242	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA1F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.169 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7e76',
    500: '#c74242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74242;
$custom-light: #df7e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56807,
    "c": 0.16938,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74242

secondary

#95D0D0

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74242

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

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