#C74C44#C74C44
#C74C44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.159 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74C44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 76, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 65.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.17, 48.52, 30.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.17, 57.33, 32.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.04% 0.1416 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.04% 0.159 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1837, 17.7320, 7.4589) |
| Luminance | 0.1773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.54
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.89
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.70
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.89
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.52
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74C44 #44BFC7
analogous
#C7447E #C74C44 #C78D44
triadic
#C74C44 #44C74C #4C44C7
tetradic
#C74C44 #7EC744 #44BFC7 #8D44C7
square
#C74C44 #7EC744 #44BFC7 #8D44C7
split-complementary
#C74C44 #44C78D #447EC7
monochromatic
#6F2621 #9E362F #C74C44 #D57973 #E3A6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#C74C44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#C74C44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74C44
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74C44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74C44 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA314B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74c44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 76, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.159 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8378',
500: '#c74c44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74c44; $custom-light: #df8378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74c44",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 76,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.664,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58039,
"c": 0.15875,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.17728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74C44
secondary
#97CCD0
accent
#D4DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B