#C73935#C73935
#C73935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.180 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73935 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 57, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 73.4%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.08, 55.57, 35.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.08, 65.96, 32.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.66% 0.1607 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.66% 0.18 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6618, 15.3293, 4.9751) |
| Luminance | 0.1532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.38
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.63
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.72
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73935 #35C3C7
analogous
#C7357A #C73935 #C78235
triadic
#C73935 #35C739 #3935C7
tetradic
#C73935 #7AC735 #35C3C7 #8235C7
square
#C73935 #7AC735 #35C3C7 #8235C7
split-complementary
#C73935 #35C782 #357AC7
monochromatic
#661D1B #972B28 #C73935 #D66764 #E29694
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.17
#C73935 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#C73935 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73935
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73935 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73935 | 1.00 | 5.17 | 4.06 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625A33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867830
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73935; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 57, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.180 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1796d',
500: '#c73935',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73935; $custom-light: #e1796d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73935",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 57,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.644,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55658,
"c": 0.17964,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.15325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73935
secondary
#8ACCCE
accent
#DDE147
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A