#C4313E#C4313E
#C4313E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.183 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4313E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 49, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.64, 57.86, 28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.64, 64.45, 26.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.52% 0.1703 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.52% 0.183 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7355, 14.2839, 6.0111) |
| Luminance | 0.1428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.38
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.71
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.16
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.58
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.08
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4313E #31C4B7
analogous
#C43187 #C4313E #C46D31
triadic
#C4313E #3EC431 #313EC4
tetradic
#C4313E #87C431 #31C4B7 #6D31C4
square
#C4313E #87C431 #31C4B7 #6D31C4
split-complementary
#C4313E #31C46D #3187C4
monochromatic
#62191F #93252F #C4313E #D65C67 #E28D94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#C4313E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#C4313E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4313E
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4313E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4313E | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.86 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C563D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817539
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D70037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4313e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 49, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.183 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7573',
500: '#c4313e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4313e; $custom-light: #de7573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4313e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 49,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.694,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54521,
"c": 0.18274,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.1428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4313E
secondary
#84CDC6
accent
#E3D545
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170908
muted
#857B7B