#C73245#C73245
#C73245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.184 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 50, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 65.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.44, 58.80, 25.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.44, 64.00, 23.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.25% 0.1744 0.0601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.25% 0.184 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7707, 14.8569, 7.1398) |
| Luminance | 0.1485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.91
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.90
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.96
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.00
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.00
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73245 #32C7B4
analogous
#C73290 #C73245 #C76A32
triadic
#C73245 #45C732 #3245C7
tetradic
#C73245 #90C732 #32C7B4 #6A32C7
square
#C73245 #90C732 #32C7B4 #6A32C7
split-complementary
#C73245 #32C76A #3290C7
monochromatic
#651923 #962634 #C73245 #D75F6F #E3909B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#C73245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#C73245 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73245
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73245 | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827741
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.184 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07678',
500: '#c73245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73245; $custom-light: #e07678; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73245",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 50,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.349,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55254,
"c": 0.18445,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.14853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73245
secondary
#87CEC5
accent
#E3CF45
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#170909
muted
#857B7B