#D4252C#D4252C

#D4252C is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.208 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#D4252C
RGB	rgb(212, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 70%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 79.2%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 65.14, 41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 77.29, 32.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1875 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.208 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.2711, 15.5067, 3.8869)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#D4252C #25D4CD

analogous

#D42584 #D4252C #D47625

triadic

#D4252C #2CD425 #252CD4

tetradic

#D4252C #84D425 #25D4CD #7625D4

square

#D4252C #84D425 #25D4CD #7625D4

split-complementary

#D4252C #25D476 #2584D4

monochromatic

#6C1316 #A01C21 #D4252C #E1555B #EA898D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#D4252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#D4252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #D4252C

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##D4252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##D4252C	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #d4252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.208 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ec7366',
    500: '#d4252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #d4252c;
$custom-light: #ec7366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#d4252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 212,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.6,
    "s": 70.281,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56249,
    "c": 0.20802,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#D4252C

secondary

#81D4D1

accent

#EDE63B

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FFEDEB

border

#D7C8C6

text

#180906

muted

#867B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #D4252C

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

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