#C4423C#C4423C

#C4423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.167 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4423C
RGB	rgb(196, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 69.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 51.39, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 60.72, 32.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.1494 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.167 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.5315, 15.9621, 6.0107)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4423C #3CBEC4

analogous

#C43C7A #C4423C #C4863C

triadic

#C4423C #3CC442 #423CC4

tetradic

#C4423C #7AC43C #3CBEC4 #863CC4

square

#C4423C #7AC43C #3CBEC4 #863CC4

split-complementary

#C4423C #3CC486 #3C7AC4

monochromatic

#67221F #96322D #C4423C #D2706B #E09D9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#C4423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#C4423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4423C

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4423C	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.167 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7d72',
    500: '#c4423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4423c;
$custom-light: #dd7d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.647,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56219,
    "c": 0.16701,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4423C

secondary

#90CACC

accent

#D6DD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4423C

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

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