#C43E46#C43E46
#C43E46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.170 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43E46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 62, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 64.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 53.57, 25.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 59.49, 25.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% 0.1583 0.0617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.17 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5957, 15.6268, 7.4617) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.57
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.69
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.80
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.39
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.42
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43E46 #3EC4BC
analogous
#C43E89 #C43E46 #C4793E
triadic
#C43E46 #46C43E #3E46C4
tetradic
#C43E46 #89C43E #3EC4BC #793EC4
square
#C43E46 #89C43E #3EC4BC #793EC4
split-complementary
#C43E46 #3EC479 #3E89C4
monochromatic
#682024 #972E34 #C43E46 #D26D73 #E19CA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#C43E46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#C43E46 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43E46
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43E46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43E46 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625C45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847942
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71A42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43e46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.170 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7b79',
500: '#c43e46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43e46; $custom-light: #dd7b79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43e46",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 62,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.418,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55936,
"c": 0.16988,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.15623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43E46
secondary
#91CDC9
accent
#DDD44B
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B