#C74B3A#C74B3A
#C74B3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.162 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74B3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 75, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 70.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.86, 48.43, 35.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.86, 60.27, 36.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.77% 0.1394 0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.77% 0.162 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8358, 17.4835, 5.9637) |
| Luminance | 0.1748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.58
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.74
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.97
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74B3A #3AB6C7
analogous
#C73A6F #C74B3A #C7913A
triadic
#C74B3A #3AC74B #4B3AC7
tetradic
#C74B3A #6FC73A #3AB6C7 #913AC7
square
#C74B3A #6FC73A #3AB6C7 #913AC7
split-complementary
#C74B3A #3AC791 #3A6FC7
monochromatic
#69271E #98382B #C74B3A #D5776A #E2A299
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#C74B3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#C74B3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74B3A
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74B3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74B3A | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6338
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2E48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74b3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 75, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.162 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8371',
500: '#c74b3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74b3a; $custom-light: #df8371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74b3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 75,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.234,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57765,
"c": 0.16167,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.1748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74B3A
secondary
#8FC6CE
accent
#CDDF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A