#C43235#C43235

#C43235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.183 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43235
RGB	rgb(196, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 57.10, 33.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 66.32, 30.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1659 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.183 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5510, 14.2778, 4.8306)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43235 #32C4C1

analogous

#C4327E #C43235 #C47832

triadic

#C43235 #35C432 #3235C4

tetradic

#C43235 #7EC432 #32C4C1 #7832C4

square

#C43235 #7EC432 #32C4C1 #7832C4

split-complementary

#C43235 #32C478 #327EC4

monochromatic

#62191B #932628 #C43235 #D65D60 #E28E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C43235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C43235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43235

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43235	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)

#5D5534

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.183 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756c',
    500: '#c43235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43235;
$custom-light: #df756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.767,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54473,
    "c": 0.1827,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43235

secondary

#85CDCB

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43235

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

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