#C43234#C43234

#C43234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.183 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43234
RGB	rgb(196, 50, 52)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 73.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 57.06, 34.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 66.57, 31.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1656 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.183 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.5282, 14.2687, 4.7108)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43234 #32C4C2

analogous

#C4327D #C43234 #C47932

triadic

#C43234 #34C432 #3234C4

tetradic

#C43234 #7DC432 #32C4C2 #7932C4

square

#C43234 #7DC432 #32C4C2 #7932C4

split-complementary

#C43234 #32C479 #327DC4

monochromatic

#62191A #932627 #C43234 #D65D5F #E28E8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C43234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C43234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43234

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43234	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5532

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 50, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.183 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756c',
    500: '#c43234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43234;
$custom-light: #df756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.178,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54459,
    "c": 0.18282,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43234

secondary

#85CDCC

accent

#E3E045

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43234

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

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