#C43956#C43956

#C43956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.175 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43956
RGB	rgb(196, 57, 86)
HSL	hsl(347, 55%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(347, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 56.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 56.56, 15.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 58.68, 15.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.75% 0.1707 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(55.75% 0.175 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.9102, 15.3375, 10.3984)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43956 #39C4A7

analogous

#C4399C #C43956 #C46239

triadic

#C43956 #56C439 #3956C4

tetradic

#C43956 #9CC439 #39C4A7 #6239C4

square

#C43956 #9CC439 #39C4A7 #6239C4

split-complementary

#C43956 #39C462 #399CC4

monochromatic

#651D2C #952B41 #C43956 #D3677E #E197A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C43956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C43956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43956

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43956	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 57, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.175 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7985',
    500: '#c43956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43956;
$custom-light: #dc7985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.482,
    "s": 54.941,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55747,
    "c": 0.17507,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43956

secondary

#8DCCBF

accent

#DEBF4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43956

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

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