#C43835#C43835

#C43835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.177 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43835
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 54.98, 34.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 64.97, 32.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1593 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.177 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8245, 14.8249, 4.9218)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43835 #35C1C4

analogous

#C4357A #C43835 #C48035

triadic

#C43835 #35C438 #3835C4

tetradic

#C43835 #7AC435 #35C1C4 #8035C4

square

#C43835 #7AC435 #35C1C4 #8035C4

split-complementary

#C43835 #35C480 #357AC4

monochromatic

#641C1B #942A28 #C43835 #D46462 #E19492

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C43835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C43835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43835

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43835	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)

#615833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.177 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de786c',
    500: '#c43835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43835;
$custom-light: #de786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.259,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55043,
    "c": 0.17748,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43835

secondary

#88CBCC

accent

#DDE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43835

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

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