#C43538#C43538

#C43538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.180 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43538
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 56.20, 32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 64.89, 30.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1637 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.18 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7546, 14.5712, 5.2497)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43538 #35C4C1

analogous

#C43580 #C43538 #C47A35

triadic

#C43538 #38C435 #3538C4

tetradic

#C43538 #80C435 #35C4C1 #7A35C4

square

#C43538 #80C435 #35C4C1 #7A35C4

split-complementary

#C43538 #35C47A #3580C4

monochromatic

#641B1C #94282A #C43538 #D46264 #E19294

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#C43538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#C43538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43538

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43538	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.180 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de776f',
    500: '#c43538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43538;
$custom-light: #de776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.741,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54793,
    "c": 0.17978,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43538

secondary

#88CCCB

accent

#E1DD47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43538

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

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