#C34138#C34138

#C34138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.168 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34138
RGB	rgb(195, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 51.27, 34.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 61.60, 33.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1483 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.168 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.1125, 15.6718, 5.4432)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34138 #38BAC3

analogous

#C33875 #C34138 #C38738

triadic

#C34138 #38C341 #4138C3

tetradic

#C34138 #75C338 #38BAC3 #8738C3

square

#C34138 #75C338 #38BAC3 #8738C3

split-complementary

#C34138 #38C387 #3875C3

monochromatic

#64211D #93312A #C34138 #D36C65 #E19A95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#C34138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C34138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34138

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34138	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61D40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.168 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d6f',
    500: '#c34138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34138;
$custom-light: #dd7d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.885,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55881,
    "c": 0.16757,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34138

secondary

#8BC8CC

accent

#D5DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34138

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

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