#C43232#C43232

#C43232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.183 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43232
RGB	rgb(196, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 56.97, 35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 67.09, 31.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.1649 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.183 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4841, 14.2510, 4.4785)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43232 #32C4C4

analogous

#C4327B #C43232 #C47B32

triadic

#C43232 #32C432 #3232C4

tetradic

#C43232 #7BC432 #32C4C4 #7B32C4

square

#C43232 #7BC432 #32C4C4 #7B32C4

split-complementary

#C43232 #32C47B #327BC4

monochromatic

#621919 #932626 #C43232 #D65D5D #E28E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#C43232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C43232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43232

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43232	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.183 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756a',
    500: '#c43232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43232;
$custom-light: #df756a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54433,
    "c": 0.18306,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43232

secondary

#85CDCD

accent

#E3E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43232

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

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