#C74B44#C74B44
#C74B44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.160 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74B44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 75, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 65.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.00, 48.97, 30.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.00, 57.60, 31.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.91% 0.143 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.91% 0.16 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1153, 17.5953, 7.4361) |
| Luminance | 0.1759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.27
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.74
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.27
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74B44 #44C0C7
analogous
#C7447F #C74B44 #C78C44
triadic
#C74B44 #44C74B #4B44C7
tetradic
#C74B44 #7FC744 #44C0C7 #8C44C7
square
#C74B44 #7FC744 #44C0C7 #8C44C7
split-complementary
#C74B44 #44C78C #447FC7
monochromatic
#6F2521 #9E352F #C74B44 #D57873 #E3A6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#C74B44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C74B44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74B44
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74B44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74B44 | 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)
#6C6442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA304A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74b44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 75, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.160 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8378',
500: '#c74b44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74b44; $custom-light: #df8378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74b44",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 75,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.206,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57913,
"c": 0.15979,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.17592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74B44
secondary
#97CDD0
accent
#D5DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B