#C74539#C74539
#C74539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.168 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74539 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 69, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 71.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.88, 50.99, 35.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.88, 62.02, 34.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.02% 0.1472 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.02% 0.168 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4227, 16.6975, 5.7017) |
| Luminance | 0.1669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.97
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.07
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.85
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.91
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74539 #39BBC7
analogous
#C73974 #C74539 #C78C39
triadic
#C74539 #39C745 #4539C7
tetradic
#C74539 #74C739 #39BBC7 #8C39C7
square
#C74539 #74C739 #39BBC7 #8C39C7
split-complementary
#C74539 #39C78C #3974C7
monochromatic
#68241D #98342B #C74539 #D47269 #E29F98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#C74539 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#C74539 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74539
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74539 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74539 | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696037
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB2343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74539; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 69, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.168 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07f70',
500: '#c74539',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74539; $custom-light: #e07f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74539",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 69,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.07,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57018,
"c": 0.16777,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.16694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74539
secondary
#8EC8CE
accent
#D2DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A