#C43836#C43836

#C43836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.177 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43836
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 55.03, 34.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 64.70, 31.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.1596 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.177 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8478, 14.8342, 5.0442)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43836 #36C2C4

analogous

#C4367B #C43836 #C47F36

triadic

#C43836 #36C438 #3836C4

tetradic

#C43836 #7BC436 #36C2C4 #7F36C4

square

#C43836 #7BC436 #36C2C4 #7F36C4

split-complementary

#C43836 #36C47F #367BC4

monochromatic

#641D1C #942A29 #C43836 #D46563 #E19493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C43836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#C43836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43836

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43836	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.177 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de786d',
    500: '#c43836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43836;
$custom-light: #de786d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.845,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55057,
    "c": 0.17735,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43836

secondary

#89CBCC

accent

#DEE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43836

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

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