#C4232D#C4232D

#C4232D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.195 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#C4232D
RGBrgb(196, 35, 45)
HSLhsl(356, 70%, 45%)
HSVhsv(356, 82%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82.1%, 77%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(42.96, 61.20, 36.52)
CIE-LCHlch(42.96, 71.27, 30.83°)
OKLaboklab(53.2% 0.1772 0.0805)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.195 24.4)
XYZxyz(23.8425, 13.1312, 3.7613)
Luminance0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#C4232D #23C4BA
analogous
#C4237E #C4232D #C46923
triadic
#C4232D #2DC423 #232DC4
tetradic
#C4232D #7EC423 #23C4BA #6923C4
square
#C4232D #7EC423 #23C4BA #6923C4
split-complementary
#C4232D #23C469 #237EC4
monochromatic
#5C1015 #901A21 #C4232D #DE4650 #E77A81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79
#C4232D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63
#C4232D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4232D
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##C4232D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##C4232D1.005.793.635.79
#FFFFFF5.791.0021.001.00
#0000003.6321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#574F2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7226
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #c4232d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 35, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.195 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e06f66',
    500: '#c4232d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #c4232d;
$custom-light: #e06f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#c4232d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.273,
    "s": 69.697,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53202,
    "c": 0.19465,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#C4232D
secondary
#74CFC9
accent
#EDE13B
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEDEB
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170806
muted
#857B7A

Preview Lab

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#C4232D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva