#C4393B#C4393B
#C4393B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.176 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4393B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 57, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 69.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.61, 54.89, 31.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.61, 63.22, 29.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.23% 0.1602 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.23% 0.176 24.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0202, 14.9815, 5.7111) |
| Luminance | 0.1498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.65
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.84
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.54
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.56
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.83
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4393B #39C4C2
analogous
#C43980 #C4393B #C47D39
triadic
#C4393B #3BC439 #393BC4
tetradic
#C4393B #80C439 #39C4C2 #7D39C4
square
#C4393B #80C439 #39C4C2 #7D39C4
split-complementary
#C4393B #39C47D #3980C4
monochromatic
#651D1E #952B2D #C4393B #D36769 #E19798
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C4393B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#C4393B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4393B
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4393B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4393B | 1.00 | 5.26 | 4.00 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837737
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7043B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4393b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.176 24.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7971',
500: '#c4393b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4393b; $custom-light: #de7971; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4393b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 57,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.137,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5523,
"c": 0.17582,
"h": 24.3
},
"luminance": 0.14978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4393B
secondary
#8DCCCB
accent
#DEDC4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A