#C74440#C74440

#C74440 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.168 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74440
RGB	rgb(199, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 67.8%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 51.77, 31.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 60.45, 31.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.151 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.168 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5485, 16.6503, 6.6654)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74440 #40C3C7

analogous

#C74080 #C74440 #C78840

triadic

#C74440 #40C744 #4440C7

tetradic

#C74440 #80C740 #40C3C7 #8840C7

square

#C74440 #80C740 #40C3C7 #8840C7

split-complementary

#C74440 #40C788 #4080C7

monochromatic

#6D2220 #9C312E #C74440 #D5726F #E3A19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#C74440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#C74440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74440

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74440	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA2344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.168 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7f75',
    500: '#c74440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74440;
$custom-light: #df7f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.778,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57004,
    "c": 0.16763,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74440

secondary

#94CDCF

accent

#DADE4A

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74440

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

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