#C43239#C43239

#C43239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.182 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43239
RGB	rgb(196, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 70.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, 57.28, 31.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 65.34, 28.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1674 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.182 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6469, 14.3161, 5.3356)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43239 #32C4BD

analogous

#C43282 #C43239 #C47432

triadic

#C43239 #39C432 #3239C4

tetradic

#C43239 #82C432 #32C4BD #7432C4

square

#C43239 #82C432 #32C4BD #7432C4

split-complementary

#C43239 #32C474 #3282C4

monochromatic

#62191D #93262B #C43239 #D65D63 #E28E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C43239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C43239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43239

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43239	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)

#5D5638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.182 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de756f',
    500: '#c43239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43239;
$custom-light: #de756f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.123,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54531,
    "c": 0.1823,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43239

secondary

#85CDC9

accent

#E3DB45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43239

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

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