#C74B32#C74B32
#C74B32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.163 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74B32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 75, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 74.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.77, 48.07, 40.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.77, 62.65, 39.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.67% 0.1367 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.67% 0.163 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6478, 17.4083, 4.9739) |
| Luminance | 0.1741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.30
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.39
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 7.40
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74B32 #32AEC7
analogous
#C73264 #C74B32 #C79632
triadic
#C74B32 #32C74B #4B32C7
tetradic
#C74B32 #64C732 #32AEC7 #9632C7
square
#C74B32 #64C732 #32AEC7 #9632C7
split-complementary
#C74B32 #32C796 #3264C7
monochromatic
#652619 #963926 #C74B32 #D7735F #E39E90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.69
#C74B32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#C74B32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74B32
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74B32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74B32 | 1.00 | 4.69 | 4.48 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E632F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB2C46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74b32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 75, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.163 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0826b',
500: '#c74b32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74b32; $custom-light: #e0826b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74b32",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 75,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.067,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57665,
"c": 0.16341,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.17405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74B32
secondary
#87C2CE
accent
#C8E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A