#C73734#C73734

#C73734 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.182 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73734
RGB	rgb(199, 55, 52)
HSL	hsl(1, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 73.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 56.25, 35.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 66.68, 32.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1627 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.182 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5421, 15.1263, 4.8229)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73734 #34C4C7

analogous

#C7347B #C73734 #C78034

triadic

#C73734 #34C737 #3734C7

tetradic

#C73734 #7BC734 #34C4C7 #8034C7

square

#C73734 #7BC734 #34C4C7 #8034C7

split-complementary

#C73734 #34C780 #347BC7

monochromatic

#661C1B #962A27 #C73734 #D66562 #E39493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#C73734 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C73734 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73734

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73734	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73734	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73734;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 55, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.182 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1786c',
    500: '#c73734',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73734;
$custom-light: #e1786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73734",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.224,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55449,
    "c": 0.18153,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73734

secondary

#89CCCE

accent

#DFE246

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73734

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

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