#C43B35#C43B35

#C43B35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.175 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43B35
RGB	rgb(196, 59, 53)
HSL	hsl(3, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 53.85, 35.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 64.27, 33.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1557 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.175 27)
XYZ	xyz(24.9743, 15.1245, 4.9717)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43B35 #35BEC4

analogous

#C43577 #C43B35 #C48335

triadic

#C43B35 #35C43B #3B35C4

tetradic

#C43B35 #77C435 #35BEC4 #8335C4

square

#C43B35 #77C435 #35BEC4 #8335C4

split-complementary

#C43B35 #35C483 #3577C4

monochromatic

#641E1B #942C28 #C43B35 #D46762 #E19592

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#C43B35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C43B35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43B35

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43B35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43B35	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8093B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43b35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 59, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.175 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7a6d',
    500: '#c43b35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43b35;
$custom-light: #de7a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43b35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.517,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5535,
    "c": 0.17475,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.15121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43B35

secondary

#88CACC

accent

#DAE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43B35

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

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