#C43136#C43136

#C43136 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.183 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43136
RGB	rgb(196, 49, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 57.48, 33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 66.29, 29.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1674 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.183 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5319, 14.2025, 4.9390)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43136 #31C4BF

analogous

#C4317F #C43136 #C47531

triadic

#C43136 #36C431 #3136C4

tetradic

#C43136 #7FC431 #31C4BF #7531C4

square

#C43136 #7FC431 #31C4BF #7531C4

split-complementary

#C43136 #31C475 #317FC4

monochromatic

#62191B #932529 #C43136 #D65C60 #E28D90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#C43136 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C43136 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43136

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43136	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43136	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43136;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 49, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.183 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756d',
    500: '#c43136',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43136;
$custom-light: #df756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43136",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.959,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54398,
    "c": 0.18344,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43136

secondary

#84CDCA

accent

#E3DE45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43136

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

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