#C8312C#C8312C

#C8312C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.189 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8312C
RGB	rgb(200, 49, 44)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 78%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 58.30, 39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 70.52, 34.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1674 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.189 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3754, 14.6618, 3.8763)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8312C #2CC3C8

analogous

#C82C75 #C8312C #C87F2C

triadic

#C8312C #2CC831 #312CC8

tetradic

#C8312C #75C82C #2CC3C8 #7F2CC8

square

#C8312C #75C82C #2CC3C8 #7F2CC8

split-complementary

#C8312C #2CC87F #2C75C8

monochromatic

#641816 #962521 #C8312C #DA5B57 #E58C89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C8312C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C8312C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8312C

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8312C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8312C	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8312c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 49, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.189 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27566',
    500: '#c8312c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8312c;
$custom-light: #e27566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8312c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.923,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54978,
    "c": 0.18854,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8312C

secondary

#81CCCF

accent

#E2E741

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8312C

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

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