#C73834#C73834

#C73834 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.181 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73834
RGB	rgb(199, 56, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 73.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 55.89, 35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 66.45, 32.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1616 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.181 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.5901, 15.2223, 4.8389)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73834 #34C3C7

analogous

#C73479 #C73834 #C78234

triadic

#C73834 #34C738 #3834C7

tetradic

#C73834 #79C734 #34C3C7 #8234C7

square

#C73834 #79C734 #34C3C7 #8234C7

split-complementary

#C73834 #34C782 #3479C7

monochromatic

#661D1B #962A27 #C73834 #D66562 #E39593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#C73834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#C73834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73834

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73834	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 56, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.181 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1786c',
    500: '#c73834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73834;
$custom-light: #e1786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.633,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55546,
    "c": 0.18066,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73834

secondary

#89CCCE

accent

#DEE246

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73834

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

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