#C43C51#C43C51

#C43C51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.172 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C51
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 81)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 55.07, 19.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 58.29, 19.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.1651 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.172 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.8685, 15.5652, 9.4252)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C51 #3CC4AF

analogous

#C43C95 #C43C51 #C46B3C

triadic

#C43C51 #51C43C #3C51C4

tetradic

#C43C51 #95C43C #3CC4AF #6B3CC4

square

#C43C51 #95C43C #3CC4AF #6B3CC4

split-complementary

#C43C51 #3CC46B #3C95C4

monochromatic

#671F2A #962D3D #C43C51 #D26B7B #E09AA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#C43C51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#C43C51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C51

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C51	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)

#5F5C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.172 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b81',
    500: '#c43c51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c51;
$custom-light: #dc7b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.735,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5594,
    "c": 0.17165,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C51

secondary

#90CCC3

accent

#DDC64B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C51

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

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