#C43936#C43936

#C43936 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.176 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43936
RGB	rgb(196, 57, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 72.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 54.65, 34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 64.47, 32.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1584 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.176 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8967, 14.9321, 5.0605)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43936 #36C1C4

analogous

#C4367A #C43936 #C48036

triadic

#C43936 #36C439 #3936C4

tetradic

#C43936 #7AC436 #36C1C4 #8036C4

square

#C43936 #7AC436 #36C1C4 #8036C4

split-complementary

#C43936 #36C480 #367AC4

monochromatic

#641D1C #942B29 #C43936 #D46663 #E19593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C43936 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#C43936 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43936

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43936	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43936	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615934

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8013A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43936;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.176 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de796d',
    500: '#c43936',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43936;
$custom-light: #de796d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43936",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.268,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55158,
    "c": 0.17644,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43936

secondary

#89CBCC

accent

#DDE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43936

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

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