#C43737#C43737

#C43737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.178 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43737
RGB	rgb(196, 55, 55)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 71.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 55.44, 33.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 64.68, 31.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.1611 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.178 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8235, 14.7477, 5.1532)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43737 #37C4C4

analogous

#C4377E #C43737 #C47E37

triadic

#C43737 #37C437 #3737C4

tetradic

#C43737 #7EC437 #37C4C4 #7E37C4

square

#C43737 #7EC437 #37C4C4 #7E37C4

split-complementary

#C43737 #37C47E #377EC4

monochromatic

#641C1C #942A2A #C43737 #D46565 #E19494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#C43737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C43737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43737

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43737	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)

#605835

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 55, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.178 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de786e',
    500: '#c43737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43737;
$custom-light: #de786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54972,
    "c": 0.17812,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43737

secondary

#8BCCCC

accent

#DFDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43737

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

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