#C43E52#C43E52

#C43E52 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.170 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43E52
RGB	rgb(196, 62, 82)
HSL	hsl(351, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 58.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 54.36, 18.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 57.55, 19.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.163 0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.17 16)
XYZ	xyz(26.0130, 15.7938, 9.6597)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43E52 #3EC4B0

analogous

#C43E95 #C43E52 #C46D3E

triadic

#C43E52 #52C43E #3E52C4

tetradic

#C43E52 #95C43E #3EC4B0 #6D3EC4

square

#C43E52 #95C43E #3EC4B0 #6D3EC4

split-complementary

#C43E52 #3EC46D #3E95C4

monochromatic

#68202B #972E3E #C43E52 #D26D7C #E19CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C43E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C43E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43E52

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43E52	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82794F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D61F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 62, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.170 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7c82',
    500: '#c43e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43e52;
$custom-light: #dc7c82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.045,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56173,
    "c": 0.16951,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.1579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43E52

secondary

#91CDC4

accent

#DDC74B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43E52

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

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