#C34243#C34243

#C34243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.165 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34243
RGB	rgb(195, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(360, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(360, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 65.6%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 51.44, 28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 58.61, 28.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.1511 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.165 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4696, 15.9074, 7.0384)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34243 #42C3C2

analogous

#C34283 #C34243 #C38142

triadic

#C34243 #43C342 #4243C3

tetradic

#C34243 #83C342 #42C3C2 #8142C3

square

#C34243 #83C342 #42C3C2 #8142C3

split-complementary

#C34243 #42C381 #4283C3

monochromatic

#692122 #983031 #C34243 #D27071 #E09F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C34243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C34243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34243

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34243	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)

#655E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62244

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.165 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7d77',
    500: '#c34243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34243;
$custom-light: #dc7d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.535,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56165,
    "c": 0.16499,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34243

secondary

#94CDCC

accent

#DBDA4D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34243

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

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