#C9282B#C9282B

#C9282B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.196 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9282B
RGB	rgb(201, 40, 43)
HSL	hsl(359, 67%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 80%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 78.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 61.25, 39.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 72.87, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1763 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.196 26)
XYZ	xyz(25.2853, 14.1136, 3.6779)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9282B #28C9C6

analogous

#C9287C #C9282B #C97628

triadic

#C9282B #2BC928 #282BC9

tetradic

#C9282B #7CC928 #28C9C6 #7628C9

square

#C9282B #7CC928 #28C9C6 #7628C9

split-complementary

#C9282B #28C976 #287CC9

monochromatic

#631415 #961E20 #C9282B #DD5254 #E78587

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#C9282B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#C9282B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9282B

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9282B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9282B	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9282b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 40, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.196 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e37265',
    500: '#c9282b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9282b;
$custom-light: #e37265;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9282b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.882,
    "s": 66.805,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54435,
    "c": 0.19618,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.1411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9282B

secondary

#7DD0CE

accent

#EAE73E

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEDEB

border

#D7C8C6

text

#180905

muted

#867B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9282B

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

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