#C73536#C73536

#C73536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.183 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73536
RGB	rgb(199, 53, 54)
HSL	hsl(360, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(360, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 72.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 57.04, 34.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 66.60, 31.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1656 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.183 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4951, 14.9586, 5.0342)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73536 #35C7C6

analogous

#C7357F #C73536 #C77D35

triadic

#C73536 #36C735 #3536C7

tetradic

#C73536 #7FC735 #35C7C6 #7D35C7

square

#C73536 #7FC735 #35C7C6 #7D35C7

split-complementary

#C73536 #35C77D #357FC7

monochromatic

#661B1C #972829 #C73536 #D66464 #E29494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#C73536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#C73536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73536

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73536	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)

#605834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 53, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.183 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1776d',
    500: '#c73536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73536;
$custom-light: #e1776d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.589,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55286,
    "c": 0.18302,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73536

secondary

#8ACECD

accent

#E1E047

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73536

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

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