#C94242#C94242

#C94242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.171 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C94242
RGB	rgb(201, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 67.2%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 53.37, 30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 61.32, 29.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.14% 0.1562 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(57.14% 0.171 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0218, 16.7111, 6.9559)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C94242 #42C9C9

analogous

#C94286 #C94242 #C98642

triadic

#C94242 #42C942 #4242C9

tetradic

#C94242 #86C942 #42C9C9 #8642C9

square

#C94242 #86C942 #42C9C9 #8642C9

split-complementary

#C94242 #42C986 #4286C9

monochromatic

#702020 #A02E2E #C94242 #D77272 #E4A1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#C94242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#C94242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C94242

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C94242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C94242	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD1E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c94242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.171 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17e76',
    500: '#c94242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c94242;
$custom-light: #e17e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c94242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57137,
    "c": 0.17149,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C94242

secondary

#96D1D1

accent

#DFDF49

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C94242

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

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