#C73532#C73532

#C73532 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.184 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73532
RGB	rgb(199, 53, 50)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 56.87, 36.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 67.65, 32.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1642 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.184 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4050, 14.9225, 4.5596)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73532 #32C4C7

analogous

#C7327A #C73532 #C78032

triadic

#C73532 #32C735 #3532C7

tetradic

#C73532 #7AC732 #32C4C7 #8032C7

square

#C73532 #7AC732 #32C4C7 #8032C7

split-complementary

#C73532 #32C780 #327AC7

monochromatic

#651B19 #962826 #C73532 #D7625F #E39290

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C73532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C73532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73532

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73532	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 53, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.184 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1776a',
    500: '#c73532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73532;
$custom-light: #e1776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.208,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55233,
    "c": 0.18351,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73532

secondary

#87CCCE

accent

#E0E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73532

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

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