#C43556#C43556

#C43556 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.179 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43556
RGB	rgb(196, 53, 86)
HSL	hsl(346, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 56.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 57.99, 14.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 59.88, 14.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1753 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.179 12)
XYZ	xyz(25.7202, 14.9575, 10.3350)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43556 #35C4A3

analogous

#C4359E #C43556 #C45C35

triadic

#C43556 #56C435 #3556C4

tetradic

#C43556 #9EC435 #35C4A3 #5C35C4

square

#C43556 #9EC435 #35C4A3 #5C35C4

split-complementary

#C43556 #35C45C #359EC4

monochromatic

#641B2C #942841 #C43556 #D4627C #E192A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#C43556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#C43556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43556

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43556	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D60C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.179 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7785',
    500: '#c43556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43556;
$custom-light: #dc7785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.154,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55363,
    "c": 0.1792,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.14954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43556

secondary

#88CCBD

accent

#E1BD47

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43556

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

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