#C73235#C73235

#C73235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.186 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73235
RGB	rgb(199, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 73.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.20, 58.01, 34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.20, 67.51, 30.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1685 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.186 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3393, 14.6843, 4.8676)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73235 #32C7C4

analogous

#C73280 #C73235 #C77A32

triadic

#C73235 #35C732 #3235C7

tetradic

#C73235 #80C732 #32C7C4 #7A32C7

square

#C73235 #80C732 #32C7C4 #7A32C7

split-complementary

#C73235 #32C77A #3280C7

monochromatic

#65191B #962628 #C73235 #D75F62 #E39092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C73235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#C73235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73235

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73235	1.00	5.34	3.94	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.186 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1766c',
    500: '#c73235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73235;
$custom-light: #e1766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.792,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55,
    "c": 0.18566,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73235

secondary

#87CECC

accent

#E3E045

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73235

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

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