#C73832#C73832

#C73832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.181 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73832
RGB	rgb(199, 56, 50)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 55.81, 37.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 66.99, 33.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% 0.1609 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.181 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5460, 15.2046, 4.6067)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73832 #32C1C7

analogous

#C73277 #C73832 #C78332

triadic

#C73832 #32C738 #3832C7

tetradic

#C73832 #77C732 #32C1C7 #8332C7

square

#C73832 #77C732 #32C1C7 #8332C7

split-complementary

#C73832 #32C783 #3277C7

monochromatic

#651C19 #962A26 #C73832 #D7645F #E39490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#C73832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#C73832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73832

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73832	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625930

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86782D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 56, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.181 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1786a',
    500: '#c73832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73832;
$custom-light: #e1786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.416,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55521,
    "c": 0.18094,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73832

secondary

#87CBCE

accent

#DDE345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73832

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

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