#C34231#C34231

#C34231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.168 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34231
RGB	rgb(195, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(7, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 75%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 74.9%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 50.53, 38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 63.33, 37.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1446 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.168 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0110, 15.7239, 4.6232)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34231 #31B2C3

analogous

#C33169 #C34231 #C38B31

triadic

#C34231 #31C342 #4231C3

tetradic

#C34231 #69C331 #31B2C3 #8B31C3

square

#C34231 #69C331 #31B2C3 #8B31C3

split-complementary

#C34231 #31C38B #3169C3

monochromatic

#612118 #923125 #C34231 #D66A5B #E2968C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#C34231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C34231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34231

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34231	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87792C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.168 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d6a',
    500: '#c34231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34231;
$custom-light: #dd7d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.986,
    "s": 59.836,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55906,
    "c": 0.16786,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34231

secondary

#83C4CC

accent

#D1E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34231

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

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