#C73B48#C73B48
#C73B48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.176 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73B48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 59, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 63.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.63, 55.80, 24.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.63, 61.14, 24.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.16% 0.1654 0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.16% 0.176 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2896, 15.7417, 7.7838) |
| Luminance | 0.1574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.06
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.57
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.69
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.20
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.28
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73B48 #3BC7BA
analogous
#C73B8E #C73B48 #C7743B
triadic
#C73B48 #48C73B #3B48C7
tetradic
#C73B48 #8EC73B #3BC7BA #743BC7
square
#C73B48 #8EC73B #3BC7BA #743BC7
split-complementary
#C73B48 #3BC774 #3B8EC7
monochromatic
#691E25 #992C36 #C73B48 #D56B74 #E29AA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#C73B48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#C73B48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73B48
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73B48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73B48 | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615C47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857944
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA1141
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73b48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 59, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.176 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7a7a',
500: '#c73b48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73b48; $custom-light: #df7a7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73b48",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 59,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.429,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56161,
"c": 0.17587,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.15738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73B48
secondary
#90CEC8
accent
#DFD149
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#170A09
muted
#857C7B