#C43851#C43851

#C43851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.176 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43851
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 81)
HSL	hsl(349, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(349, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 56.57, 18.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 59.48, 18.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1699 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.176 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.6668, 15.1618, 9.3580)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43851 #38C4AB

analogous

#C43897 #C43851 #C46538

triadic

#C43851 #51C438 #3851C4

tetradic

#C43851 #97C438 #38C4AB #6538C4

square

#C43851 #97C438 #38C4AB #6538C4

split-complementary

#C43851 #38C465 #3897C4

monochromatic

#651D2A #942A3D #C43851 #D36679 #E196A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#C43851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#C43851 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43851

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43851	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81774D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.176 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7981',
    500: '#c43851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43851;
$custom-light: #dd7981;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55536,
    "c": 0.17581,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43851

secondary

#8CCCC1

accent

#DFC449

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43851

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

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