#C73251#C73251
#C73251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.185 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 50, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 59.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.66, 59.54, 18.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.66, 62.27, 17.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.5% 0.179 0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.185 14.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1816, 15.0212, 9.3037) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 2.62
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.61
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.76
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.07
Raspberry
#E30B5C
ΔE00 5.35
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73251 #32C7A8
analogous
#C7329C #C73251 #C75E32
triadic
#C73251 #51C732 #3251C7
tetradic
#C73251 #9CC732 #32C7A8 #5E32C7
square
#C73251 #9CC732 #32C7A8 #5E32C7
split-complementary
#C73251 #32C75E #329CC7
monochromatic
#651929 #96263D #C73251 #D75F78 #E390A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#C73251 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#C73251 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73251
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73251 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73251 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5851
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81774D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA003F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73251; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.185 14.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7681',
500: '#c73251',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73251; $custom-light: #df7681; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73251",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 50,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.517,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55495,
"c": 0.18459,
"h": 14.1
},
"luminance": 0.15017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73251
secondary
#87CEBF
accent
#E3C245
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#17090A
muted
#857B7C