#C74F37#C74F37
#C74F37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.158 H 33.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 79, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 72.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.51, 46.47, 38.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.51, 60.21, 39.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.24% 0.1327 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.24% 0.158 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0416, 18.0136, 5.6667) |
| Luminance | 0.1801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.28
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.42
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.54
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.54
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.82
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74F37 #37AFC7
analogous
#C73767 #C74F37 #C79737
triadic
#C74F37 #37C74F #4F37C7
tetradic
#C74F37 #67C737 #37AFC7 #9737C7
square
#C74F37 #67C737 #37AFC7 #9737C7
split-complementary
#C74F37 #37C797 #3767C7
monochromatic
#67291C #973C2A #C74F37 #D57966 #E2A396
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.56
#C74F37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.60
#C74F37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C74F37
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74F37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74F37 | 1.00 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706534
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8033
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA334A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74f37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 79, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.158 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df856f',
500: '#c74f37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74f37; $custom-light: #df856f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74f37",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 79,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58242,
"c": 0.15843,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.1801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74F37
secondary
#8CC3CD
accent
#C7E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A