#C43336#C43336

#C43336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.182 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43336
RGB	rgb(196, 51, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 56.80, 33.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 65.85, 30.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1652 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.182 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.6174, 14.3735, 4.9675)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43336 #33C4C1

analogous

#C4337E #C43336 #C47933

triadic

#C43336 #36C433 #3336C4

tetradic

#C43336 #7EC433 #33C4C1 #7933C4

square

#C43336 #7EC433 #33C4C1 #7933C4

split-complementary

#C43336 #33C479 #337EC4

monochromatic

#631A1B #932629 #C43336 #D55F61 #E28F91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C43336 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C43336 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43336

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43336	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43336	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)

#5E5635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43336;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 51, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.182 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de766d',
    500: '#c43336',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43336;
$custom-light: #de766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43336",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.759,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54578,
    "c": 0.18175,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43336

secondary

#86CDCB

accent

#E2DF46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43336

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

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