#C03938#C03938

#C03938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.172 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C03938
RGB	rgb(192, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 70.8%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, 53.46, 32.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 62.32, 30.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1556 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.172 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9178, 14.4218, 5.2649)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C03938 #38BFC0

analogous

#C0387B #C03938 #C07D38

triadic

#C03938 #38C039 #3938C0

tetradic

#C03938 #7BC038 #38BFC0 #7D38C0

square

#C03938 #7BC038 #38BFC0 #7D38C0

split-complementary

#C03938 #38C07D #387BC0

monochromatic

#611D1C #912B2A #C03938 #D26464 #DF9393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C03938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C03938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C03938

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C03938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C03938	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D3093A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c03938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.172 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db786f',
    500: '#c03938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c03938;
$custom-light: #db786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c03938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.441,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54502,
    "c": 0.17206,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C03938

secondary

#89CACB

accent

#DDDE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C03938

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

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