#C43548#C43548

#C43548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.179 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43548
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 72)
HSL	hsl(352, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 57.05, 23.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 61.57, 22.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.1698 0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.179 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2104, 14.7535, 7.6499)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43548 #35C4B1

analogous

#C43590 #C43548 #C46A35

triadic

#C43548 #48C435 #3548C4

tetradic

#C43548 #90C435 #35C4B1 #6A35C4

square

#C43548 #90C435 #35C4B1 #6A35C4

split-complementary

#C43548 #35C46A #3590C4

monochromatic

#641B25 #942836 #C43548 #D46271 #E1929C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#C43548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C43548 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43548

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43548	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)

#5D5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817644

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.179 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd777a',
    500: '#c43548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43548;
$custom-light: #dd777a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.028,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55063,
    "c": 0.17869,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43548

secondary

#88CCC3

accent

#E1CC47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43548

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

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