#C43C42#C43C42

#C43C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.172 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C42
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 66.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 54.12, 27.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 60.86, 27.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1592 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.172 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3668, 15.3645, 6.7831)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C42 #3CC4BE

analogous

#C43C86 #C43C42 #C47A3C

triadic

#C43C42 #42C43C #3C42C4

tetradic

#C43C42 #86C43C #3CC4BE #7A3CC4

square

#C43C42 #86C43C #3CC4BE #7A3CC4

split-complementary

#C43C42 #3CC47A #3C86C4

monochromatic

#671F22 #962D32 #C43C42 #D26B70 #E09A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C43C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C43C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C42

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C42	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)

#615B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7143F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.172 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7a76',
    500: '#c43c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c42;
$custom-light: #dd7a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.353,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55652,
    "c": 0.17222,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C42

secondary

#90CCCA

accent

#DDD64B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C42

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

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