#C43649#C43649

#C43649 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.178 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43649
RGB	rgb(196, 54, 73)
HSL	hsl(352, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 62.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 56.76, 22.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 61.14, 21.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1691 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.178 18)
XYZ	xyz(25.2893, 14.8588, 7.8384)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43649 #36C4B1

analogous

#C43690 #C43649 #C46A36

triadic

#C43649 #49C436 #3649C4

tetradic

#C43649 #90C436 #36C4B1 #6A36C4

square

#C43649 #90C436 #36C4B1 #6A36C4

split-complementary

#C43649 #36C46A #3690C4

monochromatic

#641C25 #942937 #C43649 #D46372 #E1939E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#C43649 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#C43649 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43649

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43649	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43649	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)

#5D5949

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817645

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7033E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 54, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.178 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd787b',
    500: '#c43649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43649;
$custom-light: #dd787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.972,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.17771,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.14855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43649

secondary

#89CCC3

accent

#E0CC48

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43649

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

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