#C73535#C73535

#C73535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.183 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73535
RGB	rgb(199, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 73.4%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 57.00, 34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 66.86, 31.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1653 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.183 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4718, 14.9493, 4.9118)
Luminance	0.1494 (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

#C73535 #35C7C7

analogous

#C7357E #C73535 #C77E35

triadic

#C73535 #35C735 #3535C7

tetradic

#C73535 #7EC735 #35C7C7 #7E35C7

square

#C73535 #7EC735 #35C7C7 #7E35C7

split-complementary

#C73535 #35C77E #357EC7

monochromatic

#661B1B #972828 #C73535 #D66464 #E29494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#C73535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#C73535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73535

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73535	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.183 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1776c',
    500: '#c73535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73535;
$custom-light: #e1776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55273,
    "c": 0.18314,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73535

secondary

#8ACECE

accent

#E1E147

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73535

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

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