#C7472E#C7472E
#C7472E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.168 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7472E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 71, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 62%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 77%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 76.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.07, 49.67, 41.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.07, 64.76, 39.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.12% 0.1409 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.12% 0.168 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3025, 16.8496, 4.4516) |
| Luminance | 0.1685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.40
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.84
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.94
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 7.60
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 7.60
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7472E #2EAEC7
analogous
#C72E61 #C7472E #C7932E
triadic
#C7472E #2EC747 #472EC7
tetradic
#C7472E #61C72E #2EAEC7 #932EC7
square
#C7472E #61C72E #2EAEC7 #932EC7
split-complementary
#C7472E #2EC793 #2E61C7
monochromatic
#642417 #953523 #C7472E #D96E59 #E49A8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#C7472E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#C7472E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C7472E
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7472E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7472E | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B602A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB2442
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7472e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 71, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.168 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08068',
500: '#c7472e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7472e; $custom-light: #e08068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7472e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 71,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.804,
"s": 62.449,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57124,
"c": 0.16802,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.16846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7472E
secondary
#83C2CE
accent
#CBE642
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A