#C43D35#C43D35

#C43D35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.173 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43D35
RGB	rgb(196, 61, 53)
HSL	hsl(3, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 53.07, 35.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 63.80, 33.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1533 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.173 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0791, 15.3340, 5.0067)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43D35 #35BCC4

analogous

#C43575 #C43D35 #C48535

triadic

#C43D35 #35C43D #3D35C4

tetradic

#C43D35 #75C435 #35BCC4 #8535C4

square

#C43D35 #75C435 #35BCC4 #8535C4

split-complementary

#C43D35 #35C485 #3575C4

monochromatic

#641F1B #942E28 #C43D35 #D46862 #E19692

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C43D35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C43D35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43D35

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43D35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43D35	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8113C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43d35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 61, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.173 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7b6d',
    500: '#c43d35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43d35;
$custom-light: #de7b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43d35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.357,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55563,
    "c": 0.17291,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43D35

secondary

#88C9CC

accent

#D8E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43D35

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

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