#C43934#C43934

#C43934 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.177 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43934
RGB	rgb(196, 57, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 73.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 54.57, 35.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 65.00, 32.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1577 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.177 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8507, 14.9137, 4.8183)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43934 #34BFC4

analogous

#C43477 #C43934 #C48134

triadic

#C43934 #34C439 #3934C4

tetradic

#C43934 #77C434 #34BFC4 #8134C4

square

#C43934 #77C434 #34BFC4 #8134C4

split-complementary

#C43934 #34C481 #3477C4

monochromatic

#631D1A #942B27 #C43934 #D56460 #E29391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C43934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C43934 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43934

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43934	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.177 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de796c',
    500: '#c43934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43934;
$custom-light: #de796c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.083,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55131,
    "c": 0.17673,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43934

secondary

#87CACC

accent

#DCE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43934

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

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