#C43D55#C43D55

#C43D55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.171 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43D55
RGB	rgb(196, 61, 85)
HSL	hsl(349, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 56.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 54.97, 16.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 57.53, 17.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.1654 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.171 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.0758, 15.7327, 10.2562)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43D55 #3DC4AC

analogous

#C43D99 #C43D55 #C4683D

triadic

#C43D55 #55C43D #3D55C4

tetradic

#C43D55 #99C43D #3DC4AC #683DC4

square

#C43D55 #99C43D #3DC4AC #683DC4

split-complementary

#C43D55 #3DC468 #3D99C4

monochromatic

#671F2C #962E40 #C43D55 #D26C7E #E19BA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#C43D55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#C43D55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43D55

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43D55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43D55	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43d55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 61, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.171 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b84',
    500: '#c43d55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43d55;
$custom-light: #dc7b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43d55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.333,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56133,
    "c": 0.17071,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43D55

secondary

#90CDC2

accent

#DDC34B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43D55

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

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