#C43436#C43436

#C43436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.181 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43436
RGB	rgb(196, 52, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 56.46, 33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 65.62, 30.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.1641 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.181 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6616, 14.4619, 4.9822)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43436 #34C4C2

analogous

#C4347E #C43436 #C47A34

triadic

#C43436 #36C434 #3436C4

tetradic

#C43436 #7EC434 #34C4C2 #7A34C4

square

#C43436 #7EC434 #34C4C2 #7A34C4

split-complementary

#C43436 #34C47A #347EC4

monochromatic

#631A1B #942729 #C43436 #D56062 #E29192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#C43436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#C43436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43436

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43436	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)

#5E5635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 52, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.181 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de766d',
    500: '#c43436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43436;
$custom-light: #de766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.167,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5467,
    "c": 0.18089,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43436

secondary

#87CCCC

accent

#E1DF47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43436

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

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