#C7494D#C7494D
#C7494D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.161 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7494D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 73, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 61.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.82, 50.42, 24.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.82, 56.19, 26.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.82% 0.1493 0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.82% 0.161 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2779, 17.4467, 8.9509) |
| Luminance | 0.1744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.45
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.14
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7494D #49C7C3
analogous
#C7498C #C7494D #C78449
triadic
#C7494D #4DC749 #494DC7
tetradic
#C7494D #8CC749 #49C7C3 #8449C7
square
#C7494D #8CC749 #49C7C3 #8449C7
split-complementary
#C7494D #49C784 #498CC7
monochromatic
#722326 #A13235 #C7494D #D5787B #E4A7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C7494D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C7494D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C7494D
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7494D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7494D | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69634C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2F4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7494d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 73, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.161 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de827e',
500: '#c7494d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7494d; $custom-light: #de827e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7494d",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 73,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.095,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57822,
"c": 0.16079,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.17443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7494D
secondary
#9BD1CF
accent
#DCD84B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C