#C43C50#C43C50

#C43C50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.172 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C50
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 80)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 59.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 55.00, 19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 58.42, 19.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1647 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.172 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8313, 15.5503, 9.2292)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C50 #3CC4B0

analogous

#C43C94 #C43C50 #C46C3C

triadic

#C43C50 #50C43C #3C50C4

tetradic

#C43C50 #94C43C #3CC4B0 #6C3CC4

square

#C43C50 #94C43C #3CC4B0 #6C3CC4

split-complementary

#C43C50 #3CC46C #3C94C4

monochromatic

#671F2A #962D3D #C43C50 #D26B7A #E09AA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#C43C50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#C43C50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C50

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C50	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)

#5F5C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.172 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b80',
    500: '#c43c50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c50;
$custom-light: #dd7b80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.176,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55919,
    "c": 0.17162,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C50

secondary

#90CCC3

accent

#DDC74B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C50

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

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