#C43745#C43745

#C43745 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.177 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43745
RGB	rgb(196, 55, 69)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 64.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 56.16, 25.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 61.57, 24.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1664 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.177 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2080, 14.9015, 7.1780)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43745 #37C4B6

analogous

#C4378B #C43745 #C47037

triadic

#C43745 #45C437 #3745C4

tetradic

#C43745 #8BC437 #37C4B6 #7037C4

square

#C43745 #8BC437 #37C4B6 #7037C4

split-complementary

#C43745 #37C470 #378BC4

monochromatic

#641C23 #942A34 #C43745 #D46570 #E1949C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#C43745 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C43745 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43745

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43745	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43745	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)

#5E5944

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7033D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43745;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 55, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.177 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7878',
    500: '#c43745',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43745;
$custom-light: #dd7878;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43745",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.043,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55198,
    "c": 0.17688,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43745

secondary

#8BCCC6

accent

#DFD048

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43745

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

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