#C74338#C74338

#C74338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.170 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74338
RGB	rgb(199, 67, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 71.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.55, 51.78, 35.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.55, 62.79, 34.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1495 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.17 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2770, 16.4457, 5.5313)
Luminance	0.1644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74338 #38BCC7

analogous

#C73875 #C74338 #C78A38

triadic

#C74338 #38C743 #4338C7

tetradic

#C74338 #75C738 #38BCC7 #8A38C7

square

#C74338 #75C738 #38BCC7 #8A38C7

split-complementary

#C74338 #38C78A #3875C7

monochromatic

#67231D #97332B #C74338 #D47068 #E29D98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#C74338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#C74338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74338

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74338	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)

#685F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB1E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 67, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.170 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07e6f',
    500: '#c74338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74338;
$custom-light: #e07e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.615,
    "s": 56.078,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56772,
    "c": 0.16988,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74338

secondary

#8DC9CD

accent

#D4DF48

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74338

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

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