#C73247#C73247
#C73247 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.184 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73247 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 50, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 64.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.47, 58.92, 24.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.47, 63.66, 22.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.29% 0.1752 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.29% 0.184 18.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8339, 14.8821, 7.4723) |
| Luminance | 0.1488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.18
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.90
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.96
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.31
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.35
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73247 #32C7B2
analogous
#C73292 #C73247 #C76832
triadic
#C73247 #47C732 #3247C7
tetradic
#C73247 #92C732 #32C7B2 #6832C7
square
#C73247 #92C732 #32C7B2 #6832C7
split-complementary
#C73247 #32C768 #3292C7
monochromatic
#651924 #962636 #C73247 #D75F70 #E3909C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#C73247 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#C73247 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73247
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73247 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73247 | 1.00 | 5.28 | 3.98 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5847
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827743
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA003B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73247; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.184 18.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0767a',
500: '#c73247',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73247; $custom-light: #e0767a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73247",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 50,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.544,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55291,
"c": 0.1844,
"h": 18.2
},
"luminance": 0.14878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73247
secondary
#87CEC4
accent
#E3CD45
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#170909
muted
#857B7B