#C43A4A#C43A4A
#C43A4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.174 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 58, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 62.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.99, 55.36, 22.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.99, 59.88, 22.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.59% 0.1648 0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.59% 0.174 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5166, 15.2599, 8.0791) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.85
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.03
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.12
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.59
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.71
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43A4A #3AC4B4
analogous
#C43A8F #C43A4A #C46F3A
triadic
#C43A4A #4AC43A #3A4AC4
tetradic
#C43A4A #8FC43A #3AC4B4 #6F3AC4
square
#C43A4A #8FC43A #3AC4B4 #6F3AC4
split-complementary
#C43A4A #3AC46F #3A8FC4
monochromatic
#661E26 #952C38 #C43A4A #D36975 #E098A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#C43A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#C43A4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43A4A
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43A4A | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5A4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71241
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 58, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.174 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7a7c',
500: '#c43a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43a4a; $custom-light: #dd7a7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 58,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.043,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55591,
"c": 0.17374,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.15256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43A4A
secondary
#8ECCC5
accent
#DECD4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B