#C73A4C#C73A4C
#C73A4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.177 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73A4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 58, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 61.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.57, 56.42, 22.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.57, 60.74, 21.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.14% 0.1682 0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.14% 0.177 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3734, 15.6938, 8.4765) |
| Luminance | 0.1569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.19
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.17
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.71
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.87
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73A4C #3AC7B5
analogous
#C73A93 #C73A4C #C76E3A
triadic
#C73A4C #4CC73A #3A4CC7
tetradic
#C73A4C #93C73A #3AC7B5 #6E3AC7
square
#C73A4C #93C73A #3AC7B5 #6E3AC7
split-complementary
#C73A4C #3AC76E #3A93C7
monochromatic
#691E27 #982B39 #C73A4C #D56A77 #E299A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#C73A4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#C73A4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73A4C
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73A4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73A4C | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847948
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA1042
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73a4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 58, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.177 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7a7d',
500: '#c73a4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73a4c; $custom-light: #df7a7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73a4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 58,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.34,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56137,
"c": 0.17673,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.1569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73A4C
secondary
#8FCEC6
accent
#DFCC49
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#170A09
muted
#857C7B