#C74D34#C74D34
#C74D34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.161 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74D34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 77, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 73.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.13, 47.25, 39.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.13, 61.58, 39.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.94% 0.1345 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.94% 0.161 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8297, 17.7015, 5.2521) |
| Luminance | 0.1770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.89
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.02
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.09
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74D34 #34AEC7
analogous
#C73465 #C74D34 #C79734
triadic
#C74D34 #34C74D #4D34C7
tetradic
#C74D34 #65C734 #34AEC7 #9734C7
square
#C74D34 #65C734 #34AEC7 #9734C7
split-complementary
#C74D34 #34C797 #3465C7
monochromatic
#66271B #963A27 #C74D34 #D67662 #E3A093
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#C74D34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#C74D34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74D34
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74D34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74D34 | 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)
#6F6431
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3048
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74d34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 77, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.161 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0846d',
500: '#c74d34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74d34; $custom-light: #e0846d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74d34",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 77,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.204,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57944,
"c": 0.16105,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.17698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74D34
secondary
#89C2CE
accent
#C7E246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A