#C73234#C73234

#C73234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.186 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73234
RGB	rgb(199, 50, 52)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 73.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 57.97, 35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 67.77, 31.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1681 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.186 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3166, 14.6752, 4.7477)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73234 #32C7C5

analogous

#C7327F #C73234 #C77B32

triadic

#C73234 #34C732 #3234C7

tetradic

#C73234 #7FC732 #32C7C5 #7B32C7

square

#C73234 #7FC732 #32C7C5 #7B32C7

split-complementary

#C73234 #32C77B #327FC7

monochromatic

#65191A #962627 #C73234 #D75F61 #E39091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C73234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C73234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73234

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73234	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)

#5F5632

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.186 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1766c',
    500: '#c73234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73234;
$custom-light: #e1766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.195,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54987,
    "c": 0.18577,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73234

secondary

#87CECD

accent

#E3E145

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73234

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

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