#C43B4E#C43B4E
#C43B4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.173 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 59, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.20, 55.24, 20.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.20, 58.99, 20.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.77% 0.1651 0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.77% 0.173 17) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7066, 15.4174, 8.8285) |
| Luminance | 0.1541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.09
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.07
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.75
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.08
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.09
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43B4E #3BC4B1
analogous
#C43B92 #C43B4E #C46D3B
triadic
#C43B4E #4EC43B #3B4EC4
tetradic
#C43B4E #92C43B #3BC4B1 #6D3BC4
square
#C43B4E #92C43B #3BC4B1 #6D3BC4
split-complementary
#C43B4E #3BC46D #3B92C4
monochromatic
#661F29 #952D3B #C43B4E #D26A78 #E099A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#C43B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#C43B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43B4E
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43B4E | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71743
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 59, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.173 17.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7a7f',
500: '#c43b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43b4e; $custom-light: #dd7a7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 59,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.679,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55774,
"c": 0.17266,
"h": 17
},
"luminance": 0.15414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43B4E
secondary
#8FCCC4
accent
#DDC94B
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C