#C43A49#C43A49
#C43A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.174 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 58, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 62.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.97, 55.30, 23.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.97, 60.05, 22.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.57% 0.1644 0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.57% 0.174 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4832, 15.2466, 7.9031) |
| Luminance | 0.1524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.82
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.84
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.91
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.42
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.80
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43A49 #3AC4B5
analogous
#C43A8E #C43A49 #C4703A
triadic
#C43A49 #49C43A #3A49C4
tetradic
#C43A49 #8EC43A #3AC4B5 #703AC4
square
#C43A49 #8EC43A #3AC4B5 #703AC4
split-complementary
#C43A49 #3AC470 #3A8EC4
monochromatic
#661E26 #952C37 #C43A49 #D36974 #E098A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#C43A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#C43A49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43A49
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43A49 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.05 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5A49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71241
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 58, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.174 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd797b',
500: '#c43a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43a49; $custom-light: #dd797b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 58,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.478,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55572,
"c": 0.17377,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.15243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43A49
secondary
#8ECCC5
accent
#DECE4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B