#C4384E#C4384E
#C4384E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.176 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4384E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 56, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.80, 56.36, 20.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.80, 59.85, 19.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.47% 0.1687 0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.47% 0.176 16.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5568, 15.1178, 8.7785) |
| Luminance | 0.1511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.59
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.63
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.48
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.96
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4384E #38C4AE
analogous
#C43894 #C4384E #C46838
triadic
#C4384E #4EC438 #384EC4
tetradic
#C4384E #94C438 #38C4AE #6838C4
square
#C4384E #94C438 #38C4AE #6838C4
split-complementary
#C4384E #38C468 #3894C4
monochromatic
#651D28 #942A3B #C4384E #D36677 #E196A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#C4384E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#C4384E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4384E
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4384E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4384E | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5A4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81774A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D70F41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4384e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.176 16.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd797f',
500: '#c4384e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4384e; $custom-light: #dd797f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4384e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 56,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.571,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55472,
"c": 0.17574,
"h": 16.3
},
"luminance": 0.15114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4384E
secondary
#8CCCC2
accent
#DFC749
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C