#C43C4E#C43C4E
#C43C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.172 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 60, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 54.86, 20.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 58.69, 20.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.88% 0.1639 0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.88% 0.172 17.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7585, 15.5212, 8.8458) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.92
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.23
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.81
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.99
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.16
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43C4E #3CC4B2
analogous
#C43C92 #C43C4E #C46E3C
triadic
#C43C4E #4EC43C #3C4EC4
tetradic
#C43C4E #92C43C #3CC4B2 #6E3CC4
square
#C43C4E #92C43C #3CC4B2 #6E3CC4
split-complementary
#C43C4E #3CC46E #3C92C4
monochromatic
#671F29 #962D3B #C43C4E #D26B79 #E09AA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#C43C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#C43C4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43C4E
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43C4E | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605C4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D61944
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.172 17.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7b7f',
500: '#c43c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43c4e; $custom-light: #dd7b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 60,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.059,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55877,
"c": 0.17162,
"h": 17.3
},
"luminance": 0.15518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43C4E
secondary
#90CCC4
accent
#DDCA4B
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C