#C43C59#C43C59

#C43C59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.172 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43C59
RGB	rgb(196, 60, 89)
HSL	hsl(347, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(347, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 54.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 55.66, 14.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 57.50, 14.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1682 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.172 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.1864, 15.6923, 11.0993)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43C59 #3CC4A7

analogous

#C43C9D #C43C59 #C4633C

triadic

#C43C59 #59C43C #3C59C4

tetradic

#C43C59 #9DC43C #3CC4A7 #633CC4

square

#C43C59 #9DC43C #3CC4A7 #633CC4

split-complementary

#C43C59 #3CC463 #3C9DC4

monochromatic

#671F2E #962D43 #C43C59 #D26B81 #E09AA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#C43C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C43C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43C59

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43C59	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 60, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.172 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b87',
    500: '#c43c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43c59;
$custom-light: #dc7b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.206,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56121,
    "c": 0.17209,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43C59

secondary

#90CCBF

accent

#DDBE4B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43C59

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

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