#C43E35#C43E35
#C43E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.172 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43E35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 62, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.23, 52.68, 35.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.23, 63.56, 34.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.67% 0.152 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.67% 0.172 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1330, 15.4418, 5.0246) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.30
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.57
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.58
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43E35 #35BBC4
analogous
#C43574 #C43E35 #C48635
triadic
#C43E35 #35C43E #3E35C4
tetradic
#C43E35 #74C435 #35BBC4 #8635C4
square
#C43E35 #74C435 #35BBC4 #8635C4
split-complementary
#C43E35 #35C486 #3574C4
monochromatic
#64201B #942F28 #C43E35 #D46962 #E19792
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#C43E35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#C43E35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43E35
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43E35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43E35 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645B33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857830
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7143D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43e35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.172 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7b6d',
500: '#c43e35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43e35; $custom-light: #de7b6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43e35",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 62,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.776,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55671,
"c": 0.17197,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.15438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43E35
secondary
#88C8CC
accent
#D7E147
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A