#C4393C#C4393C
#C4393C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.176 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4393C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 57, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.62, 54.94, 30.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.62, 62.98, 29.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.25% 0.1606 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.25% 0.176 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0464, 14.9920, 5.8490) |
| Luminance | 0.1499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.68
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.75
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.36
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.43
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.69
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4393C #39C4C1
analogous
#C43982 #C4393C #C47C39
triadic
#C4393C #3CC439 #393CC4
tetradic
#C4393C #82C439 #39C4C1 #7C39C4
square
#C4393C #82C439 #39C4C1 #7C39C4
split-complementary
#C4393C #39C47C #3982C4
monochromatic
#651D1F #952B2D #C4393C #D3676A #E19798
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#C4393C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#C4393C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4393C
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4393C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4393C | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7053C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4393c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.176 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7972',
500: '#c4393c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4393c; $custom-light: #de7972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4393c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 57,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.705,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55245,
"c": 0.1757,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.14988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4393C
secondary
#8DCCCB
accent
#DEDB4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B