#C43736#C43736

#C43736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.178 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43736
RGB	rgb(196, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 55.39, 33.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 64.94, 31.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1608 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.178 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7998, 14.7382, 5.0282)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43736 #36C3C4

analogous

#C4367C #C43736 #C47E36

triadic

#C43736 #36C437 #3736C4

tetradic

#C43736 #7CC436 #36C3C4 #7E36C4

square

#C43736 #7CC436 #36C3C4 #7E36C4

split-complementary

#C43736 #36C47E #367CC4

monochromatic

#641C1C #942A29 #C43736 #D46463 #E19493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#C43736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C43736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43736

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43736	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.178 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de786d',
    500: '#c43736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43736;
$custom-light: #de786d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.423,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54958,
    "c": 0.17824,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43736

secondary

#89CCCC

accent

#DFE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43736

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

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