#C43E4E#C43E4E
#C43E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.170 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C43E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 62, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.62, 54.08, 21.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.62, 58.10, 21.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.09% 0.1614 0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.09% 0.17 17.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8652, 15.7347, 8.8814) |
| Luminance | 0.1573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.62
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.72
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.96
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.15
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C43E4E #3EC4B4
analogous
#C43E91 #C43E4E #C4713E
triadic
#C43E4E #4EC43E #3E4EC4
tetradic
#C43E4E #91C43E #3EC4B4 #713EC4
square
#C43E4E #91C43E #3EC4B4 #713EC4
split-complementary
#C43E4E #3EC471 #3E91C4
monochromatic
#682028 #972E3B #C43E4E #D26D79 #E19CA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#C43E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#C43E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C43E4E
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C43E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C43E4E | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615D4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83794A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D61E45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c43e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.170 17.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7c7f',
500: '#c43e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c43e4e; $custom-light: #dd7c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c43e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 62,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.836,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56089,
"c": 0.16951,
"h": 17.8
},
"luminance": 0.15731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C43E4E
secondary
#91CDC6
accent
#DDCB4B
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C