#C43545#C43545

#C43545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.179 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43545
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 69)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(353, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 64.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 56.88, 24.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 62.09, 23.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1686 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.179 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.1149, 14.7153, 7.1470)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43545 #35C4B4

analogous

#C4358D #C43545 #C46D35

triadic

#C43545 #45C435 #3545C4

tetradic

#C43545 #8DC435 #35C4B4 #6D35C4

square

#C43545 #8DC435 #35C4B4 #6D35C4

split-complementary

#C43545 #35C46D #358DC4

monochromatic

#641B23 #942834 #C43545 #D4626F #E1929B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#C43545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#C43545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43545

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43545	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)

#5D5845

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.179 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7778',
    500: '#c43545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43545;
$custom-light: #dd7778;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.287,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55007,
    "c": 0.17878,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43545

secondary

#88CCC5

accent

#E1CF47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170909

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43545

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

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