#C43432#C43432

#C43432 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.181 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43432
RGB	rgb(196, 52, 50)
HSL	hsl(1, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 56.29, 35.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 66.66, 32.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1627 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.181 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5715, 14.4258, 4.5076)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43432 #32C2C4

analogous

#C43279 #C43432 #C47D32

triadic

#C43432 #32C434 #3432C4

tetradic

#C43432 #79C432 #32C2C4 #7D32C4

square

#C43432 #79C432 #32C2C4 #7D32C4

split-complementary

#C43432 #32C47D #3279C4

monochromatic

#621A19 #932726 #C43432 #D65F5D #E28F8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C43432 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C43432 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43432

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43432	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43432	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43432;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 52, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.181 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df766a',
    500: '#c43432',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43432;
$custom-light: #df766a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43432",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.822,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54617,
    "c": 0.18137,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43432

secondary

#85CCCD

accent

#E0E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43432

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

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