#C43E36#C43E36
#C43E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.172 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43E36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 62, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 72.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.25, 52.72, 35.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.25, 63.29, 33.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.68% 0.1524 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.68% 0.172 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1562, 15.4511, 5.1470) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.40
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.35
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.50
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43E36 #36BCC4
analogous
#C43675 #C43E36 #C48536
triadic
#C43E36 #36C43E #3E36C4
tetradic
#C43E36 #75C436 #36BCC4 #8536C4
square
#C43E36 #75C436 #36BCC4 #8536C4
split-complementary
#C43E36 #36C485 #3675C4
monochromatic
#64201C #942F29 #C43E36 #D46A63 #E19893
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#C43E36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#C43E36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43E36
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43E36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43E36 | 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)
#645B34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857831
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7143D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43e36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.172 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7b6d',
500: '#c43e36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43e36; $custom-light: #de7b6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43e36",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 62,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.38,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55685,
"c": 0.17181,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.15447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43E36
secondary
#89C9CC
accent
#D7E048
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A