#C74535#C74535

#C74535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.169 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74535
RGB	rgb(199, 69, 53)
HSL	hsl(7, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(7, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 73.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 50.81, 37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 63.15, 36.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.97% 0.1458 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(56.97% 0.169 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3268, 16.6592, 5.1967)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74535 #35B7C7

analogous

#C7356E #C74535 #C78E35

triadic

#C74535 #35C745 #4535C7

tetradic

#C74535 #6EC735 #35B7C7 #8E35C7

square

#C74535 #6EC735 #35B7C7 #8E35C7

split-complementary

#C74535 #35C78E #356EC7

monochromatic

#66231B #973428 #C74535 #D67064 #E29D94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#C74535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#C74535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74535

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74535	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)

#696032

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB2242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 69, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.169 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07f6d',
    500: '#c74535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74535;
$custom-light: #e07f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.575,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56966,
    "c": 0.1685,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74535

secondary

#8AC6CE

accent

#D0E147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74535

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

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