#C43557#C43557
#C43557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.179 H 11.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 53, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 55.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 58.07, 14.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 59.81, 13.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.39% 0.1756 0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.39% 0.179 11.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7608, 14.9737, 10.5487) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.68
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.72
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.21
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 4.87
Cerise
#DE0C62
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43557 #35C4A2
analogous
#C4359F #C43557 #C45B35
triadic
#C43557 #57C435 #3557C4
tetradic
#C43557 #9FC435 #35C4A2 #5B35C4
square
#C43557 #9FC435 #35C4A2 #5B35C4
split-complementary
#C43557 #35C45B #359FC4
monochromatic
#641B2C #942842 #C43557 #D4627D #E192A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C43557 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#C43557 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43557
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43557 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43557 | 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)
#5A5957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D60D43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43557; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 53, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.179 11.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7786',
500: '#c43557',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43557; $custom-light: #dc7786; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43557",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 53,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.734,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55387,
"c": 0.1793,
"h": 11.6
},
"luminance": 0.1497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43557
secondary
#88CCBC
accent
#E1BC47
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FDEEEF
border
#D5C9CA
text
#160A0B
muted
#847C7C