#C74A4F#C74A4F
#C74A4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.160 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74A4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 74, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 60.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.02, 50.12, 23.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.02, 55.51, 25.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.98% 0.1487 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.98% 0.16 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4158, 17.6078, 9.3506) |
| Luminance | 0.1760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.48
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.16
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.63
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.44
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74A4F #4AC7C2
analogous
#C74A8D #C74A4F #C7834A
triadic
#C74A4F #4FC74A #4A4FC7
tetradic
#C74A4F #8DC74A #4AC7C2 #834AC7
square
#C74A4F #8DC74A #4AC7C2 #834AC7
split-complementary
#C74A4F #4AC783 #4A8DC7
monochromatic
#732427 #A23237 #C74A4F #D5797C #E4A7AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#C74A4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C74A4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74A4F
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74A4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74A4F | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A644E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA314D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74a4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 74, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.160 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8280',
500: '#c74a4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74a4f; $custom-light: #de8280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74a4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 74,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.6,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57983,
"c": 0.1595,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.17604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74A4F
secondary
#9CD1CF
accent
#DCD64C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C