#C8302C#C8302C

#C8302C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.189 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8302C
RGB	rgb(200, 48, 44)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 78%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 58.62, 39.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 70.72, 34.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1684 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.189 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3340, 14.5791, 3.8625)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8302C #2CC4C8

analogous

#C82C76 #C8302C #C87E2C

triadic

#C8302C #2CC830 #302CC8

tetradic

#C8302C #76C82C #2CC4C8 #7E2CC8

square

#C8302C #76C82C #2CC4C8 #7E2CC8

split-complementary

#C8302C #2CC87E #2C76C8

monochromatic

#641816 #962421 #C8302C #DA5A57 #E58C89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#C8302C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#C8302C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8302C

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8302C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8302C	1.00	5.36	3.91	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F552A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8302c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 48, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.189 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27566',
    500: '#c8302c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8302c;
$custom-light: #e27566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8302c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.538,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54892,
    "c": 0.18932,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8302C

secondary

#81CDCF

accent

#E3E741

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEEEB

border

#D7C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8302C

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

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