#C43855#C43855

#C43855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.176 H 13.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43855
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 85)
HSL	hsl(348, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(348, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 56.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 56.85, 16.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 59.07, 15.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1714 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.176 13.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8213, 15.2236, 10.1713)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43855 #38C4A7

analogous

#C4389B #C43855 #C46138

triadic

#C43855 #55C438 #3855C4

tetradic

#C43855 #9BC438 #38C4A7 #6138C4

square

#C43855 #9BC438 #38C4A7 #6138C4

split-complementary

#C43855 #38C461 #389BC4

monochromatic

#651D2C #942A40 #C43855 #D3667D #E196A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#C43855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#C43855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43855

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43855	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807751

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.176 13.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7984',
    500: '#c43855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43855;
$custom-light: #dc7984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55625,
    "c": 0.17604,
    "h": 13.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43855

secondary

#8CCCBF

accent

#DFC049

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43855

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

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