#C43C41#C43C41

#C43C41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.172 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C41
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 65)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 66.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 54.06, 28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 61.07, 27.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1589 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.172 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3376, 15.3528, 6.6292)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C41 #3CC4BF

analogous

#C43C85 #C43C41 #C47B3C

triadic

#C43C41 #41C43C #3C41C4

tetradic

#C43C41 #85C43C #3CC4BF #7B3CC4

square

#C43C41 #85C43C #3CC4BF #7B3CC4

split-complementary

#C43C41 #3CC47B #3C85C4

monochromatic

#671F22 #962D31 #C43C41 #D26B6F #E09A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C43C41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C43C41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C41

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C41	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7133F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.172 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7a75',
    500: '#c43c41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c41;
$custom-light: #dd7a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.794,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55636,
    "c": 0.17231,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C41

secondary

#90CCCA

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C41

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

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