#C43229#C43229

#C43229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.184 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43229
RGB	rgb(196, 50, 41)
HSL	hsl(3, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 79.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.49, 56.64, 40.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.49, 69.56, 35.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% 0.162 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.184 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3087, 14.1809, 3.5546)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43229 #29BBC4

analogous

#C4296E #C43229 #C48029

triadic

#C43229 #29C432 #3229C4

tetradic

#C43229 #6EC429 #29BBC4 #8029C4

square

#C43229 #6EC429 #29BBC4 #8029C4

split-complementary

#C43229 #29C480 #296EC4

monochromatic

#5F1814 #91251E #C43229 #DA5850 #E58882

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#C43229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C43229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43229

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43229	1.00	5.48	3.84	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5526

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 50, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.184 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7564',
    500: '#c43229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43229;
$custom-light: #df7564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.484,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54327,
    "c": 0.18424,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43229

secondary

#7BC9CE

accent

#DFE83F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43229

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

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