#C43935#C43935

#C43935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.177 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43935
RGB	rgb(196, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 54.61, 34.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 64.73, 32.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1581 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.177 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8735, 14.9228, 4.9381)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43935 #35C0C4

analogous

#C43579 #C43935 #C48135

triadic

#C43935 #35C439 #3935C4

tetradic

#C43935 #79C435 #35C0C4 #8135C4

square

#C43935 #79C435 #35C0C4 #8135C4

split-complementary

#C43935 #35C481 #3579C4

monochromatic

#641D1B #942B28 #C43935 #D46562 #E19492

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C43935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C43935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43935

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43935	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)

#615933

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.177 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de796d',
    500: '#c43935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43935;
$custom-light: #de796d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.678,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55144,
    "c": 0.17658,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43935

secondary

#88CBCC

accent

#DCE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43935

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

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