#D42527#D42527

#D42527 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.209 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#D42527
RGB	rgb(212, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 70%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 81.6%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 65.00, 44.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 78.63, 34.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1861 0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.209 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.1827, 15.4713, 3.4214)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#D42527 #25D4D2

analogous

#D4257F #D42527 #D47B25

triadic

#D42527 #27D425 #2527D4

tetradic

#D42527 #7FD425 #25D4D2 #7B25D4

square

#D42527 #7FD425 #25D4D2 #7B25D4

split-complementary

#D42527 #25D47B #257FD4

monochromatic

#6C1314 #A01C1D #D42527 #E15556 #EA898A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#D42527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#D42527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #D42527

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##D42527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##D42527	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5524

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EA0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #d42527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.209 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ec7363',
    500: '#d42527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #d42527;
$custom-light: #ec7363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#d42527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 212,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.314,
    "s": 70.281,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56199,
    "c": 0.20852,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#D42527

secondary

#81D4D3

accent

#EDEB3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#190905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #D42527

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

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