#C43744#C43744

#C43744 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.177 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43744
RGB	rgb(196, 55, 68)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 65.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 56.11, 25.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 61.76, 24.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.166 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.177 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1772, 14.8892, 7.0159)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43744 #37C4B7

analogous

#C4378B #C43744 #C47137

triadic

#C43744 #44C437 #3744C4

tetradic

#C43744 #8BC437 #37C4B7 #7137C4

square

#C43744 #8BC437 #37C4B7 #7137C4

split-complementary

#C43744 #37C471 #378BC4

monochromatic

#641C23 #942A33 #C43744 #D4656F #E1949B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#C43744 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C43744 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43744

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43744	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43744	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5943

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7033D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43744;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 55, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.177 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7877',
    500: '#c43744',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43744;
$custom-light: #dd7877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43744",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.468,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5518,
    "c": 0.17693,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43744

secondary

#8BCCC6

accent

#DFD248

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43744

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

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