#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
RGB	rgb(196, 35, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(356, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 77%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 61.20, 36.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 71.27, 30.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1772 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.195 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.8425, 13.1312, 3.7613)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##C4232D	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #C4232D

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

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