#C73252#C73252
#C73252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.185 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73252 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 50, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 58.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.68, 59.61, 17.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.68, 62.16, 16.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.52% 0.1794 0.0436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.52% 0.185 13.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2194, 15.0363, 9.5027) |
| Luminance | 0.1503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 2.65
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.64
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.63
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.20
Raspberry
#E30B5C
ΔE00 5.20
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73252 #32C7A7
analogous
#C7329D #C73252 #C75D32
triadic
#C73252 #52C732 #3252C7
tetradic
#C73252 #9DC732 #32C7A7 #5D32C7
square
#C73252 #9DC732 #32C7A7 #5D32C7
split-complementary
#C73252 #32C75D #329DC7
monochromatic
#65192A #96263E #C73252 #D75F79 #E390A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#C73252 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#C73252 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73252
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73252 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73252 | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.01 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5952
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81774E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA003F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73252; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 50, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.185 13.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7682',
500: '#c73252',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73252; $custom-light: #df7682; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73252",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 50,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.114,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55517,
"c": 0.18465,
"h": 13.6
},
"luminance": 0.15033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73252
secondary
#87CEBF
accent
#E3C145
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#17090A
muted
#857B7C