#C4383E#C4383E

#C4383E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.176 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4383E
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 62)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 68.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 55.41, 29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 62.76, 28.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1625 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.176 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.0513, 14.9156, 6.1164)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4383E #38C4BE

analogous

#C43884 #C4383E #C47838

triadic

#C4383E #3EC438 #383EC4

tetradic

#C4383E #84C438 #38C4BE #7838C4

square

#C4383E #84C438 #38C4BE #7838C4

split-complementary

#C4383E #38C478 #3884C4

monochromatic

#651D20 #942A2F #C4383E #D3666B #E19699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C4383E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C4383E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4383E

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4383E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4383E	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60593D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7023C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4383e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.176 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7873',
    500: '#c4383e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4383e;
$custom-light: #de7873;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4383e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.17644,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4383E

secondary

#8CCCC9

accent

#DFD849

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4383E

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

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