#C43550#C43550

#C43550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.179 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43550
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 80)
HSL	hsl(349, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(349, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 59.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 57.57, 18.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 60.45, 17.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1729 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.179 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4885, 14.8648, 9.1149)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43550 #35C4A9

analogous

#C43598 #C43550 #C46235

triadic

#C43550 #50C435 #3550C4

tetradic

#C43550 #98C435 #35C4A9 #6235C4

square

#C43550 #98C435 #35C4A9 #6235C4

split-complementary

#C43550 #35C462 #3598C4

monochromatic

#641B29 #94283C #C43550 #D46277 #E192A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#C43550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#C43550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43550

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43550	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5950

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80764C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.179 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7780',
    500: '#c43550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43550;
$custom-light: #dd7780;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.671,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55227,
    "c": 0.17879,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43550

secondary

#88CCC0

accent

#E1C447

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43550

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

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