#C74C39#C74C39
#C74C39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.161 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 76, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 71.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.02, 47.93, 36.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.02, 60.32, 37.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.88% 0.1376 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.88% 0.161 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8789, 17.6101, 5.8538) |
| Luminance | 0.1761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.94
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.48
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74C39 #39B4C7
analogous
#C7396D #C74C39 #C79339
triadic
#C74C39 #39C74C #4C39C7
tetradic
#C74C39 #6DC739 #39B4C7 #9339C7
square
#C74C39 #6DC739 #39B4C7 #9339C7
split-complementary
#C74C39 #39C793 #396DC7
monochromatic
#68271D #983A2B #C74C39 #D47769 #E2A298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#C74C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C74C39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74C39
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74C39 | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6436
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2F48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 76, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.161 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8370',
500: '#c74c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74c39; $custom-light: #df8370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 76,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.028,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57878,
"c": 0.1609,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.17606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74C39
secondary
#8EC5CE
accent
#CBDF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A