#C43E41#C43E41

#C43E41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.170 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43E41
RGB	rgb(196, 62, 65)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 66.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 53.28, 28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 60.55, 28.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1564 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.17 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.4444, 15.5663, 6.6648)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43E41 #3EC4C1

analogous

#C43E84 #C43E41 #C47E3E

triadic

#C43E41 #41C43E #3E41C4

tetradic

#C43E41 #84C43E #3EC4C1 #7E3EC4

square

#C43E41 #84C43E #3EC4C1 #7E3EC4

split-complementary

#C43E41 #3EC47E #3E84C4

monochromatic

#682021 #972E30 #C43E41 #D26D6F #E19C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#C43E41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#C43E41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43E41

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43E41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43E41	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84793D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43e41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.170 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b75',
    500: '#c43e41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43e41;
$custom-light: #dd7b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43e41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.657,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5585,
    "c": 0.17033,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43E41

secondary

#91CDCB

accent

#DDD94B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43E41

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

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