#C43435#C43435

#C43435 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.181 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43435
RGB	rgb(196, 52, 53)
HSL	hsl(360, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(360, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 56.41, 34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 65.87, 31.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1638 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.181 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6384, 14.4526, 4.8598)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43435 #34C4C3

analogous

#C4347D #C43435 #C47B34

triadic

#C43435 #35C434 #3435C4

tetradic

#C43435 #7DC434 #34C4C3 #7B34C4

square

#C43435 #7DC434 #34C4C3 #7B34C4

split-complementary

#C43435 #34C47B #347DC4

monochromatic

#631A1B #942728 #C43435 #D56061 #E29191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#C43435 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#C43435 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43435

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43435	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43435	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	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: #c43435;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 52, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.181 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de766c',
    500: '#c43435',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43435;
$custom-light: #de766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43435",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.583,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54657,
    "c": 0.181,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43435

secondary

#87CCCC

accent

#E1E047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43435

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

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