#C43451#C43451

#C43451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.180 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43451
RGB	rgb(196, 52, 81)
HSL	hsl(348, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(348, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 57.98, 17.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 60.63, 16.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1744 0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.18 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4807, 14.7895, 9.2959)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43451 #34C4A7

analogous

#C43499 #C43451 #C45F34

triadic

#C43451 #51C434 #3451C4

tetradic

#C43451 #99C434 #34C4A7 #5F34C4

square

#C43451 #99C434 #34C4A7 #5F34C4

split-complementary

#C43451 #34C45F #3499C4

monochromatic

#631A29 #94273D #C43451 #D56078 #E291A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#C43451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C43451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43451

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43451	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D60340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 52, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.180 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7781',
    500: '#c43451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43451;
$custom-light: #dd7781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.917,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55157,
    "c": 0.17981,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43451

secondary

#87CCBF

accent

#E1C247

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43451

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

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