#C34436#C34436

#C34436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.165 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34436
RGB	rgb(195, 68, 54)
HSL	hsl(6, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 72.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 49.91, 35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 61.42, 35.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1436 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.165 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2414, 16.0063, 5.2497)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34436 #36B5C3

analogous

#C3366F #C34436 #C38B36

triadic

#C34436 #36C344 #4436C3

tetradic

#C34436 #6FC336 #36B5C3 #8B36C3

square

#C34436 #6FC336 #36B5C3 #8B36C3

split-complementary

#C34436 #36C38B #366FC3

monochromatic

#63231B #933329 #C34436 #D46E63 #E19A92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#C34436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#C34436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34436

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34436	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 68, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.165 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e6e',
    500: '#c34436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34436;
$custom-light: #dd7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.957,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56204,
    "c": 0.16501,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34436

secondary

#89C5CC

accent

#D1E048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34436

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

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