#C9224B#C9224B

#C9224B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.199 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9224B
RGB	rgb(201, 34, 75)
HSL	hsl(345, 71%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(345, 83%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.1%, 62.7%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 64.21, 20.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 67.33, 17.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1928 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.199 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.9322, 14.0736, 8.0063)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9224B #22C9A0

analogous

#C9229E #C9224B #C94C22

triadic

#C9224B #4BC922 #224BC9

tetradic

#C9224B #9EC922 #22C9A0 #4C22C9

square

#C9224B #9EC922 #22C9A0 #4C22C9

split-complementary

#C9224B #22C94C #229EC9

monochromatic

#601024 #951937 #C9224B #E0486D #E97C97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#C9224B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#C9224B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9224B

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9224B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9224B	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55534B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7546

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9224b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 34, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.199 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2717c',
    500: '#c9224b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9224b;
$custom-light: #e2717c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9224b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.269,
    "s": 71.064,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54545,
    "c": 0.19891,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9224B

secondary

#76D1BB

accent

#EEC23A

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEDEE

border

#D6C8C9

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9224B

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

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