#C43C4F#C43C4F
#C43C4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.172 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43C4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 60, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 59.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.36, 54.93, 20.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.36, 58.55, 20.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.9% 0.1643 0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.172 16.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7946, 15.5356, 9.0360) |
| Luminance | 0.1553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.08
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.10
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.92
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.99
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.19
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43C4F #3CC4B1
analogous
#C43C93 #C43C4F #C46D3C
triadic
#C43C4F #4FC43C #3C4FC4
tetradic
#C43C4F #93C43C #3CC4B1 #6D3CC4
square
#C43C4F #93C43C #3CC4B1 #6D3CC4
split-complementary
#C43C4F #3CC46D #3C93C4
monochromatic
#671F29 #962D3C #C43C4F #D26B79 #E09AA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#C43C4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#C43C4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43C4F
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43C4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43C4F | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5C4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D61A44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43c4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.172 16.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7b80',
500: '#c43c4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43c4f; $custom-light: #dd7b80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43c4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 60,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.618,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55898,
"c": 0.17162,
"h": 16.8
},
"luminance": 0.15532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43C4F
secondary
#90CCC4
accent
#DDC94B
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C