#C73A32#C73A32

#C73A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.179 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73A32
RGB	rgb(199, 58, 50)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 55.07, 37.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 66.54, 34.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1586 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.179 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6449, 15.4024, 4.6396)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73A32 #32BFC7

analogous

#C73275 #C73A32 #C78532

triadic

#C73A32 #32C73A #3A32C7

tetradic

#C73A32 #75C732 #32BFC7 #8532C7

square

#C73A32 #75C732 #32BFC7 #8532C7

split-complementary

#C73A32 #32C785 #3275C7

monochromatic

#651D19 #962C26 #C73A32 #D7665F #E39590

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#C73A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#C73A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73A32

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73A32	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86792D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 58, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.179 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1796a',
    500: '#c73a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73a32;
$custom-light: #e1796a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.221,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55721,
    "c": 0.17917,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73A32

secondary

#87CACE

accent

#DBE345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73A32

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

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