#C43832#C43832

#C43832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.178 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43832
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 50)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 54.85, 36.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 65.77, 33.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1582 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.178 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7577, 14.7982, 4.5697)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43832 #32BEC4

analogous

#C43275 #C43832 #C48132

triadic

#C43832 #32C438 #3832C4

tetradic

#C43832 #75C432 #32BEC4 #8132C4

square

#C43832 #75C432 #32BEC4 #8132C4

split-complementary

#C43832 #32C481 #3275C4

monochromatic

#621C19 #932A26 #C43832 #D6625D #E2928E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C43832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C43832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43832

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43832	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.178 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df786a',
    500: '#c43832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43832;
$custom-light: #df786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.466,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55004,
    "c": 0.1779,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43832

secondary

#85CACD

accent

#DCE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43832

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

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