#C74449#C74449
#C74449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.167 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 68, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 63.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.96, 52.30, 26.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.96, 58.43, 26.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.16% 0.1545 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.16% 0.167 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8256, 16.7611, 8.1247) |
| Luminance | 0.1676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.00
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.15
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.35
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.20
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74449 #44C7C2
analogous
#C7448A #C74449 #C78144
triadic
#C74449 #49C744 #4449C7
tetradic
#C74449 #8AC744 #44C7C2 #8144C7
square
#C74449 #8AC744 #44C7C2 #8144C7
split-complementary
#C74449 #44C781 #448AC7
monochromatic
#6F2124 #9E2F34 #C74449 #D57377 #E3A2A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.83
#C74449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.35
#C74449 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74449
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74449 | 1.00 | 4.83 | 4.35 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#666048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887C45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2547
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 68, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.167 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7f7b',
500: '#c74449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74449; $custom-light: #df7f7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74449",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 68,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.71,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57155,
"c": 0.16656,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.16757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74449
secondary
#97D0CE
accent
#DDD84B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B