#C43335#C43335

#C43335 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.182 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43335
RGB	rgb(196, 51, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 56.76, 33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 66.10, 30.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1649 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.182 25)
XYZ	xyz(24.5942, 14.3642, 4.8450)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43335 #33C4C2

analogous

#C4337E #C43335 #C47933

triadic

#C43335 #35C433 #3335C4

tetradic

#C43335 #7EC433 #33C4C2 #7933C4

square

#C43335 #7EC433 #33C4C2 #7933C4

split-complementary

#C43335 #33C479 #337EC4

monochromatic

#631A1B #932628 #C43335 #D55F61 #E28F91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C43335 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C43335 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43335

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43335	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43335	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43335;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 51, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.182 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df766c',
    500: '#c43335',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43335;
$custom-light: #df766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43335",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.172,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54564,
    "c": 0.18186,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.1436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43335

secondary

#86CDCC

accent

#E2E046

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43335

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

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