#C74D32#C74D32

#C74D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.162 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C74D32
RGB	rgb(199, 77, 50)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.11, 47.16, 40.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.11, 62.20, 40.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.1339 0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.162 34)
XYZ	xyz(26.7856, 17.6839, 5.0199)
Luminance	0.1768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C74D32 #32ACC7

analogous

#C73262 #C74D32 #C79832

triadic

#C74D32 #32C74D #4D32C7

tetradic

#C74D32 #62C732 #32ACC7 #9832C7

square

#C74D32 #62C732 #32ACC7 #9832C7

split-complementary

#C74D32 #32C798 #3262C7

monochromatic

#652719 #963A26 #C74D32 #D7755F #E39F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#C74D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#C74D32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C74D32

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C74D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C74D32	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F642E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c74d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 77, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.162 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e0846b',
    500: '#c74d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c74d32;
$custom-light: #e0846b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c74d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.872,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57921,
    "c": 0.16151,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.1768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C74D32

secondary

#87C1CE

accent

#C6E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C74D32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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