#C4232C#C4232C
#C4232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.195 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4232C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 35, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 70%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 82%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 77.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.95, 61.16, 37.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.95, 71.53, 31.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.19% 0.1769 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.19% 0.195 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8235, 13.1236, 3.6611) |
| Luminance | 0.1312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.82
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.00
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.10
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.36
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4232C #23C4BB
analogous
#C4237C #C4232C #C46A23
triadic
#C4232C #2CC423 #232CC4
tetradic
#C4232C #7CC423 #23C4BB #6A23C4
square
#C4232C #7CC423 #23C4BB #6A23C4
split-complementary
#C4232C #23C46A #237CC4
monochromatic
#5C1015 #901A20 #C4232C #DE464F #E77A80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#C4232C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#C4232C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4232C
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4232C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4232C | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584F2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4232c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 35, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.195 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e06f65',
500: '#c4232c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4232c; $custom-light: #e06f65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4232c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 35,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.646,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5319,
"c": 0.19475,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.1312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4232C
secondary
#74CFCA
accent
#EDE33B
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEDEB
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170806
muted
#857B7A