#C43631#C43631
#C43631 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.180 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43631 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 54, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 75%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.08, 55.54, 36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.08, 66.49, 33.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.79% 0.1602 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.79% 0.18 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6413, 14.5996, 4.4257) |
| Luminance | 0.1460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.21
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.61
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.66
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43631 #31BFC4
analogous
#C43175 #C43631 #C47F31
triadic
#C43631 #31C436 #3631C4
tetradic
#C43631 #75C431 #31BFC4 #7F31C4
square
#C43631 #75C431 #31BFC4 #7F31C4
split-complementary
#C43631 #31C47F #3175C4
monochromatic
#621B19 #932925 #C43631 #D6605C #E2908D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#C43631 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#C43631 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43631
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43631 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43631 | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60572F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43631; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 54, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.180 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df776a',
500: '#c43631',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43631; $custom-light: #df776a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43631",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 54,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.041,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54794,
"c": 0.17979,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.14596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43631
secondary
#84CACD
accent
#DEE345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A