#C73232#C73232

#C73232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.186 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73232
RGB	rgb(199, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 57.89, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 68.29, 32.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1674 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.186 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.2725, 14.6575, 4.5155)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73232 #32C7C7

analogous

#C7327D #C73232 #C77D32

triadic

#C73232 #32C732 #3232C7

tetradic

#C73232 #7DC732 #32C7C7 #7D32C7

square

#C73232 #7DC732 #32C7C7 #7D32C7

split-complementary

#C73232 #32C77D #327DC7

monochromatic

#651919 #962626 #C73232 #D75F5F #E39090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C73232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C73232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73232

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73232	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.186 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1766a',
    500: '#c73232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73232;
$custom-light: #e1766a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5496,
    "c": 0.18601,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73232

secondary

#87CECE

accent

#E3E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73232

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

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