#C73C32#C73C32

#C73C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.177 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C73C32
RGB	rgb(199, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 74.9%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 54.31, 37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 66.09, 34.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1562 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.177 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7477, 15.6080, 4.6739)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C73C32 #32BDC7

analogous

#C73273 #C73C32 #C78732

triadic

#C73C32 #32C73C #3C32C7

tetradic

#C73C32 #73C732 #32BDC7 #8732C7

square

#C73C32 #73C732 #32BDC7 #8732C7

split-complementary

#C73C32 #32C787 #3273C7

monochromatic

#651F19 #962D26 #C73C32 #D7675F #E39690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#C73C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C73C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C73C32

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C73C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C73C32	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87792D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB073B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c73c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 60, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.177 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17a6b',
    500: '#c73c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c73c32;
$custom-light: #e17a6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c73c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.027,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55927,
    "c": 0.17739,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C73C32

secondary

#87C9CE

accent

#D8E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73C32

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

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