#C74C2A#C74C2A
#C74C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.164 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 76, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 78.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.86, 47.31, 44.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.86, 64.90, 43.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.71% 0.1328 0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.71% 0.164 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5585, 17.4819, 4.1659) |
| Luminance | 0.1748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.80
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.86
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.38
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.73
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 6.94
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74C2A #2AA5C7
analogous
#C72A56 #C74C2A #C79B2A
triadic
#C74C2A #2AC74C #4C2AC7
tetradic
#C74C2A #56C72A #2AA5C7 #9B2AC7
square
#C74C2A #56C72A #2AA5C7 #9B2AC7
split-complementary
#C74C2A #2AC79B #2A56C7
monochromatic
#622515 #94391F #C74C2A #DB7153 #E59B86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#C74C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#C74C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74C2A
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74C2A | 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)
#6F6325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7E25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB2D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 76, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.164 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08366',
500: '#c74c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74c2a; $custom-light: #e08366; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 76,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.994,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57708,
"c": 0.1643,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.17478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74C2A
secondary
#7EBDCF
accent
#C4E840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A