#C4352B#C4352B
#C4352B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.181 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4352B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 53, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 64%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 78%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 78.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.89, 55.67, 39.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.89, 68.37, 35.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.63% 0.1594 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.63% 0.181 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4770, 14.4602, 3.7873) |
| Luminance | 0.1446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.50
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.97
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.32
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.33
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.86
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4352B #2BBAC4
analogous
#C42B6D #C4352B #C4822B
triadic
#C4352B #2BC435 #352BC4
tetradic
#C4352B #6DC42B #2BBAC4 #822BC4
square
#C4352B #6DC42B #2BBAC4 #822BC4
split-complementary
#C4352B #2BC482 #2B6DC4
monochromatic
#601A15 #922720 #C4352B #D95C53 #E48B85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.40
#C4352B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#C4352B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4352B
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4352B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4352B | 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)
#605628
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837625
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4352b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.181 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7765',
500: '#c4352b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4352b; $custom-light: #df7765; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4352b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 53,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.922,
"s": 64.017,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54628,
"c": 0.18149,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.14456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4352B
secondary
#7DC8CE
accent
#DCE741
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A