#C43D59#C43D59

#C43D59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.171 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43D59
RGB	rgb(196, 61, 89)
HSL	hsl(348, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 54.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 55.27, 14.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 57.18, 14.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.167 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.171 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2392, 15.7981, 11.1169)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43D59 #3DC4A8

analogous

#C43D9C #C43D59 #C4653D

triadic

#C43D59 #59C43D #3D59C4

tetradic

#C43D59 #9CC43D #3DC4A8 #653DC4

square

#C43D59 #9CC43D #3DC4A8 #653DC4

split-complementary

#C43D59 #3DC465 #3D9CC4

monochromatic

#671F2E #962E43 #C43D59 #D26C81 #E19BA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C43D59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C43D59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43D59

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43D59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43D59	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43d59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 61, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.171 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b87',
    500: '#c43d59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43d59;
$custom-light: #dc7b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43d59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.556,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56226,
    "c": 0.17098,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43D59

secondary

#90CDC0

accent

#DDBF4B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43D59

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

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