#C3473B#C3473B
#C3473B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.161 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3473B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 71, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 69.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.53, 48.86, 33.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.53, 59.29, 34.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.64% 0.1413 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.64% 0.161 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5510, 16.4279, 5.9623) |
| Luminance | 0.1642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.74
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.89
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3473B #3BB7C3
analogous
#C33B73 #C3473B #C38B3B
triadic
#C3473B #3BC347 #473BC3
tetradic
#C3473B #73C33B #3BB7C3 #8B3BC3
square
#C3473B #73C33B #3BB7C3 #8B3BC3
split-complementary
#C3473B #3BC38B #3B73C3
monochromatic
#65251F #94362D #C3473B #D27369 #E09F98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#C3473B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#C3473B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C3473B
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3473B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3473B | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.28 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696039
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D62945
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3473b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 71, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.161 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8071',
500: '#c3473b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3473b; $custom-light: #dd8071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3473b",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 71,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.294,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56637,
"c": 0.16111,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.16424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3473B
secondary
#8EC6CC
accent
#D0DD4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B