#C74B34#C74B34
#C74B34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.163 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74B34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 75, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 73.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.79, 48.15, 39.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.79, 62.04, 39.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.69% 0.1373 0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.69% 0.163 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6919, 17.4259, 5.2062) |
| Luminance | 0.1742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.61
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.88
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.33
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74B34 #34B0C7
analogous
#C73466 #C74B34 #C79534
triadic
#C74B34 #34C74B #4B34C7
tetradic
#C74B34 #66C734 #34B0C7 #9534C7
square
#C74B34 #66C734 #34B0C7 #9534C7
split-complementary
#C74B34 #34C795 #3466C7
monochromatic
#66261B #963927 #C74B34 #D67462 #E39F93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C74B34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#C74B34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74B34
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74B34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74B34 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.48 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6331
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB2D46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74b34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 75, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.163 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0826d',
500: '#c74b34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74b34; $custom-light: #e0826d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74b34",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 75,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.388,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57688,
"c": 0.16296,
"h": 32.6
},
"luminance": 0.17422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74B34
secondary
#89C3CE
accent
#C9E246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A