#C43B2F#C43B2F
#C43B2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.176 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 59, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 76%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.73, 53.60, 38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.73, 65.93, 35.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.28% 0.1537 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.28% 0.176 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8448, 15.0727, 4.2899) |
| Luminance | 0.1507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.96
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.14
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.31
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 7.25
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43B2F #2FB8C4
analogous
#C42F6E #C43B2F #C4852F
triadic
#C43B2F #2FC43B #3B2FC4
tetradic
#C43B2F #6EC42F #2FB8C4 #852FC4
square
#C43B2F #6EC42F #2FB8C4 #852FC4
split-complementary
#C43B2F #2FC485 #2F6EC4
monochromatic
#611D17 #932C23 #C43B2F #D76359 #E3928A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#C43B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#C43B2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43B2F
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43B2F | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#63592C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85772A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80539
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 59, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.176 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7968',
500: '#c43b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43b2f; $custom-light: #df7968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 59,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.832,
"s": 61.317,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55275,
"c": 0.17568,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.15069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43B2F
secondary
#82C7CD
accent
#D7E443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A