#C4342B#C4342B

#C4342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.182 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4342B
RGB	rgb(196, 52, 43)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 78.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 56.02, 39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 68.58, 35.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.1605 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.182 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4319, 14.3700, 3.7723)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4342B #2BBBC4

analogous

#C42B6F #C4342B #C4802B

triadic

#C4342B #2BC434 #342BC4

tetradic

#C4342B #6FC42B #2BBBC4 #802BC4

square

#C4342B #6FC42B #2BBBC4 #802BC4

split-complementary

#C4342B #2BC480 #2B6FC4

monochromatic

#601915 #922720 #C4342B #D95B53 #E48B85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C4342B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C4342B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4342B

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4342B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4342B	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)

#5F5628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4342b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 52, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.182 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7665',
    500: '#c4342b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4342b;
$custom-light: #df7665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4342b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.529,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54533,
    "c": 0.18233,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4342B

secondary

#7DC9CE

accent

#DDE741

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4342B

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

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