#C43547#C43547

#C43547 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.179 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43547
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 71)
HSL	hsl(352, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 63.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 56.99, 23.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 61.74, 22.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1694 0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.179 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1780, 14.7406, 7.4795)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43547 #35C4B2

analogous

#C4358F #C43547 #C46B35

triadic

#C43547 #47C435 #3547C4

tetradic

#C43547 #8FC435 #35C4B2 #6B35C4

square

#C43547 #8FC435 #35C4B2 #6B35C4

split-complementary

#C43547 #35C46B #358FC4

monochromatic

#641B24 #942836 #C43547 #D46270 #E1929C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#C43547 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C43547 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43547

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43547	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43547	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5847

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43547;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.179 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd777a',
    500: '#c43547',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43547;
$custom-light: #dd777a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43547",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.448,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55044,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43547

secondary

#88CCC4

accent

#E1CD47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43547

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

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