#C74C46#C74C46
#C74C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.158 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74C46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 76, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 64.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.20, 48.64, 29.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.20, 56.84, 31.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.07% 0.1424 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.07% 0.158 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2458, 17.7569, 7.7859) |
| Luminance | 0.1775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.61
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.49
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74C46 #46C1C7
analogous
#C74680 #C74C46 #C78D46
triadic
#C74C46 #46C74C #4C46C7
tetradic
#C74C46 #80C746 #46C1C7 #8D46C7
square
#C74C46 #80C746 #46C1C7 #8D46C7
split-complementary
#C74C46 #46C78D #4680C7
monochromatic
#712622 #A03530 #C74C46 #D57975 #E3A7A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#C74C46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#C74C46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74C46
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74C46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74C46 | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.55 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7F43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA324B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74c46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 76, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.158 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8379',
500: '#c74c46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74c46; $custom-light: #df8379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74c46",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 76,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.791,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58072,
"c": 0.15841,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.17753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74C46
secondary
#98CED0
accent
#D6DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B