#C43553#C43553

#C43553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.179 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43553
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 83)
HSL	hsl(347, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(347, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 57.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 57.78, 16.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 60.14, 16.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1741 0.0414)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.179 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6019, 14.9101, 9.7118)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43553 #35C4A6

analogous

#C4359B #C43553 #C45F35

triadic

#C43553 #53C435 #3553C4

tetradic

#C43553 #9BC435 #35C4A6 #5F35C4

square

#C43553 #9BC435 #35C4A6 #5F35C4

split-complementary

#C43553 #35C45F #359BC4

monochromatic

#641B2A #94283F #C43553 #D4627A #E192A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C43553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C43553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43553

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43553	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D60941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.179 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7783',
    500: '#c43553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43553;
$custom-light: #dd7783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.413,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55294,
    "c": 0.17895,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43553

secondary

#88CCBE

accent

#E1C047

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43553

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

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