#C43856#C43856

#C43856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.176 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43856
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 86)
HSL	hsl(347, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(347, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 56.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 56.93, 15.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 58.99, 15.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1718 0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.176 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.8613, 15.2396, 10.3820)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43856 #38C4A6

analogous

#C4389C #C43856 #C46038

triadic

#C43856 #56C438 #3856C4

tetradic

#C43856 #9CC438 #38C4A6 #6038C4

square

#C43856 #9CC438 #38C4A6 #6038C4

split-complementary

#C43856 #38C460 #389CC4

monochromatic

#651D2C #942A41 #C43856 #D3667D #E196A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#C43856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#C43856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43856

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43856	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.176 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7985',
    500: '#c43856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43856;
$custom-light: #dc7985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55649,
    "c": 0.17612,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43856

secondary

#8CCCBE

accent

#DFBF49

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43856

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

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