#C74848#C74848

#C74848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.162 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74848
RGB	rgb(199, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 63.8%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 50.53, 27.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 57.50, 28.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% 0.1487 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.162 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0429, 17.2484, 8.0349)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74848 #48C7C7

analogous

#C74887 #C74848 #C78748

triadic

#C74848 #48C748 #4848C7

tetradic

#C74848 #87C748 #48C7C7 #8748C7

square

#C74848 #87C748 #48C7C7 #8748C7

split-complementary

#C74848 #48C787 #4887C7

monochromatic

#722323 #A13131 #C74848 #D57777 #E4A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#C74848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#C74848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74848

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74848	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA2C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.162 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df817b',
    500: '#c74848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74848;
$custom-light: #df817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5761,
    "c": 0.16241,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74848

secondary

#9AD1D1

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74848

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

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