#C43C46#C43C46

#C43C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.172 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C46
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 70)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(356, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 64.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 54.35, 25.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 60.04, 25.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1608 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.172 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4889, 15.4133, 7.4261)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C46 #3CC4BA

analogous

#C43C8A #C43C46 #C4763C

triadic

#C43C46 #46C43C #3C46C4

tetradic

#C43C46 #8AC43C #3CC4BA #763CC4

square

#C43C46 #8AC43C #3CC4BA #763CC4

split-complementary

#C43C46 #3CC476 #3C8AC4

monochromatic

#671F24 #962D35 #C43C46 #D26B73 #E09A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#C43C46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#C43C46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C46

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C46	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)

#615B45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.172 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7a79',
    500: '#c43c46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c46;
$custom-light: #dd7a79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.588,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55723,
    "c": 0.1719,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C46

secondary

#90CCC8

accent

#DDD24B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C46

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

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