#C43D51#C43D51

#C43D51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.171 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43D51
RGB	rgb(196, 61, 81)
HSL	hsl(351, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 58.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 54.68, 19.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 57.99, 19.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1638 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.171 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9214, 15.6709, 9.4428)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43D51 #3DC4B0

analogous

#C43D95 #C43D51 #C46C3D

triadic

#C43D51 #51C43D #3D51C4

tetradic

#C43D51 #95C43D #3DC4B0 #6C3DC4

square

#C43D51 #95C43D #3DC4B0 #6C3DC4

split-complementary

#C43D51 #3DC46C #3D95C4

monochromatic

#671F2A #962E3D #C43D51 #D26C7B #E19BA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#C43D51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C43D51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43D51

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43D51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43D51	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82794E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43d51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 61, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.171 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b81',
    500: '#c43d51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43d51;
$custom-light: #dc7b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43d51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56045,
    "c": 0.17058,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43D51

secondary

#90CDC4

accent

#DDC74B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43D51

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

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