#C43238#C43238

#C43238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.182 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43238
RGB	rgb(196, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 57.23, 32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 65.58, 29.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.167 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.182 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6222, 14.3063, 5.2055)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43238 #32C4BE

analogous

#C43281 #C43238 #C47532

triadic

#C43238 #38C432 #3238C4

tetradic

#C43238 #81C432 #32C4BE #7532C4

square

#C43238 #81C432 #32C4BE #7532C4

split-complementary

#C43238 #32C475 #3281C4

monochromatic

#62191C #93262A #C43238 #D65D62 #E28E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C43238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C43238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43238

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43238	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.182 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de756f',
    500: '#c43238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43238;
$custom-light: #de756f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.534,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54516,
    "c": 0.18238,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43238

secondary

#85CDCA

accent

#E3DC45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43238

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

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