#C43648#C43648

#C43648 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.178 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43648
RGB	rgb(196, 54, 72)
HSL	hsl(352, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 56.70, 23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 61.31, 22.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1687 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.178 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2564, 14.8457, 7.6652)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43648 #36C4B2

analogous

#C4368F #C43648 #C46B36

triadic

#C43648 #48C436 #3648C4

tetradic

#C43648 #8FC436 #36C4B2 #6B36C4

square

#C43648 #8FC436 #36C4B2 #6B36C4

split-complementary

#C43648 #36C46B #368FC4

monochromatic

#641C25 #942936 #C43648 #D46371 #E1939D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#C43648 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#C43648 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43648

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43648	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43648	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)

#5D5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817644

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7023E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43648;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 54, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.178 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd787a',
    500: '#c43648',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43648;
$custom-light: #dd787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43648",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.394,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55158,
    "c": 0.17773,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43648

secondary

#89CCC4

accent

#E0CD48

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43648

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

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