#D42C23#D42C23

#D42C23 is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.205 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#D42C23
RGB	rgb(212, 44, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 72%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 83.5%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 63.09, 46.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 78.60, 36.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1794 0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.205 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.3590, 15.9244, 3.1703)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#D42C23 #23CBD4

analogous

#D42372 #D42C23 #D48423

triadic

#D42C23 #23D42C #2C23D4

tetradic

#D42C23 #72D423 #23CBD4 #8423D4

square

#D42C23 #72D423 #23CBD4 #8423D4

split-complementary

#D42C23 #23D484 #2372D4

monochromatic

#6B1612 #9F211A #D42C23 #E25952 #EB8B86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#D42C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#D42C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #D42C23

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##D42C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##D42C23	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62581F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EA002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #d42c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(212, 44, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.205 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ec7560',
    500: '#d42c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #d42c23;
$custom-light: #ec7560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#d42c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 212,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.051,
    "s": 71.66,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56635,
    "c": 0.20458,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#D42C23

secondary

#7ED0D4

accent

#E5EE39

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEEEA

border

#D7C9C6

text

#190905

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #D42C23

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

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