#C4403C#C4403C
#C4403C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.169 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4403C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 64, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.62, 52.21, 31.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.62, 61.22, 31.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.99% 0.152 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.99% 0.169 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4167, 15.7325, 5.9724) |
| Luminance | 0.1573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.94
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.19
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.29
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4403C #3CC0C4
analogous
#C43C7C #C4403C #C4843C
triadic
#C4403C #3CC440 #403CC4
tetradic
#C4403C #7CC43C #3CC0C4 #843CC4
square
#C4403C #7CC43C #3CC0C4 #843CC4
split-complementary
#C4403C #3CC484 #3C7CC4
monochromatic
#67211F #96302D #C4403C #D26E6B #E09C9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#C4403C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#C4403C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4403C
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4403C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4403C | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.15 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645C3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867938
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D71B40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4403c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.169 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7c72',
500: '#c4403c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4403c; $custom-light: #de7c72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4403c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 64,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.765,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55991,
"c": 0.16899,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.15729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4403C
secondary
#90CBCC
accent
#D9DD4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B