#C43932#C43932

#C43932 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.177 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43932
RGB	rgb(196, 57, 50)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 54.48, 36.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 65.54, 33.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1571 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.177 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8066, 14.8961, 4.5860)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43932 #32BDC4

analogous

#C43274 #C43932 #C48232

triadic

#C43932 #32C439 #3932C4

tetradic

#C43932 #74C432 #32BDC4 #8232C4

square

#C43932 #74C432 #32BDC4 #8232C4

split-complementary

#C43932 #32C482 #3274C4

monochromatic

#621D19 #932B26 #C43932 #D6635D #E2928E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#C43932 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C43932 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43932

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43932	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43932	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43932;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.177 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de796a',
    500: '#c43932',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43932;
$custom-light: #de796a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43932",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.877,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55105,
    "c": 0.17701,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43932

secondary

#85C9CD

accent

#DBE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43932

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

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