#C4223D#C4223D

#C4223D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.194 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4223D
RGB	rgb(196, 34, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(350, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 68.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, 62.11, 27.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 67.77, 23.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1837 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.194 19)
XYZ	xyz(24.1821, 13.2206, 5.6925)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4223D #22C4A9

analogous

#C4228E #C4223D #C45822

triadic

#C4223D #3DC422 #223DC4

tetradic

#C4223D #8EC422 #22C4A9 #5822C4

square

#C4223D #8EC422 #22C4A9 #5822C4

split-complementary

#C4223D #22C458 #228EC4

monochromatic

#5C101D #90192D #C4223D #DF455E #E8798B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#C4223D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#C4223D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4223D

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4223D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4223D	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55503D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7238

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4223d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 34, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.194 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df6f72',
    500: '#c4223d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4223d;
$custom-light: #df6f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4223d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53372,
    "c": 0.19429,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.13217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4223D

secondary

#73CFC0

accent

#EDCF3B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#170808

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4223D

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

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