#C43C32#C43C32

#C43C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.174 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C32
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(4, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 74.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 53.34, 36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 64.85, 34.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1535 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.174 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9593, 15.2015, 4.6369)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C32 #32BAC4

analogous

#C43271 #C43C32 #C48532

triadic

#C43C32 #32C43C #3C32C4

tetradic

#C43C32 #71C432 #32BAC4 #8532C4

square

#C43C32 #71C432 #32BAC4 #8532C4

split-complementary

#C43C32 #32C485 #3271C4

monochromatic

#621E19 #932D26 #C43C32 #D6665D #E2948E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#C43C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#C43C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C32

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C32	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D80B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.174 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7a6b',
    500: '#c43c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c32;
$custom-light: #de7a6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.11,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55417,
    "c": 0.1743,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C32

secondary

#85C8CD

accent

#D8E345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C32

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

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