#C43E3A#C43E3A
#C43E3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.171 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 62, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 70.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.30, 52.91, 32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.30, 62.23, 31.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.74% 0.1538 0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.74% 0.171 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2540, 15.4902, 5.6623) |
| Luminance | 0.1549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.33
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.50
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.56
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.58
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.70
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43E3A #3AC0C4
analogous
#C43A7B #C43E3A #C4833A
triadic
#C43E3A #3AC43E #3E3AC4
tetradic
#C43E3A #7BC43A #3AC0C4 #833AC4
square
#C43E3A #7BC43A #3AC0C4 #833AC4
split-complementary
#C43E3A #3AC483 #3A7BC4
monochromatic
#66201E #952F2C #C43E3A #D36C69 #E09A98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#C43E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#C43E3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43E3A
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43E3A | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.10 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635B38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7163E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.171 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7b70',
500: '#c43e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43e3a; $custom-light: #de7b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 62,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.739,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55741,
"c": 0.17121,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.15486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43E3A
secondary
#8ECACC
accent
#D9DE4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A