#C43E48#C43E48

#C43E48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.170 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43E48
RGB	rgb(196, 62, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 53.69, 24.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 59.11, 24.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1591 0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.17 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6599, 15.6525, 7.7997)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43E48 #3EC4BA

analogous

#C43E8B #C43E48 #C4773E

triadic

#C43E48 #48C43E #3E48C4

tetradic

#C43E48 #8BC43E #3EC4BA #773EC4

square

#C43E48 #8BC43E #3EC4BA #773EC4

split-complementary

#C43E48 #3EC477 #3E8BC4

monochromatic

#682025 #972E36 #C43E48 #D26D74 #E19CA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#C43E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C43E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43E48

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43E48	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847944

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.170 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b7b',
    500: '#c43e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43e48;
$custom-light: #dd7b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.522,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55973,
    "c": 0.16974,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43E48

secondary

#91CDC8

accent

#DDD24B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43E48

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

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