#C43544#C43544

#C43544 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.179 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43544
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 68)
HSL	hsl(354, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(354, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 65.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 56.82, 25.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 62.28, 24.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1682 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.179 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0841, 14.7030, 6.9849)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43544 #35C4B5

analogous

#C4358C #C43544 #C46E35

triadic

#C43544 #44C435 #3544C4

tetradic

#C43544 #8CC435 #35C4B5 #6E35C4

square

#C43544 #8CC435 #35C4B5 #6E35C4

split-complementary

#C43544 #35C46E #358CC4

monochromatic

#641B23 #942833 #C43544 #D4626E #E1929A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#C43544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#C43544 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43544

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43544	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817640

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.179 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7777',
    500: '#c43544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43544;
$custom-light: #de7777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.706,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54989,
    "c": 0.17881,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43544

secondary

#88CCC5

accent

#E1D147

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43544

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

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