#C43D48#C43D48

#C43D48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.171 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43D48
RGB	rgb(196, 61, 72)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 54.08, 24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 59.39, 24.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1603 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.171 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6060, 15.5448, 7.7817)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43D48 #3DC4B9

analogous

#C43D8B #C43D48 #C4753D

triadic

#C43D48 #48C43D #3D48C4

tetradic

#C43D48 #8BC43D #3DC4B9 #753DC4

square

#C43D48 #8BC43D #3DC4B9 #753DC4

split-complementary

#C43D48 #3DC475 #3D8BC4

monochromatic

#671F25 #962E36 #C43D48 #D26C74 #E19BA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#C43D48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#C43D48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43D48

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43D48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43D48	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)

#615C47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71942

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43d48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 61, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.171 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b7b',
    500: '#c43d48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43d48;
$custom-light: #dd7b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43d48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.111,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55865,
    "c": 0.17077,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43D48

secondary

#90CDC8

accent

#DDD14B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43D48

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

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