#C73C34#C73C34
#C73C34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.177 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73C34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 60, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 73.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 54.40, 36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 65.54, 33.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.95% 0.1569 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.95% 0.177 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7918, 15.6256, 4.9061) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.81
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.24
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.45
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.48
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73C34 #34BFC7
analogous
#C73476 #C73C34 #C78634
triadic
#C73C34 #34C73C #3C34C7
tetradic
#C73C34 #76C734 #34BFC7 #8634C7
square
#C73C34 #76C734 #34BFC7 #8634C7
split-complementary
#C73C34 #34C786 #3476C7
monochromatic
#661F1B #962D27 #C73C34 #D66862 #E39793
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#C73C34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#C73C34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73C34
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73C34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73C34 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645B32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87792F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB083B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73c34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 60, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.177 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07a6c',
500: '#c73c34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73c34; $custom-light: #e07a6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73c34",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 60,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.265,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55952,
"c": 0.17708,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.15622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73C34
secondary
#89CACE
accent
#D9E246
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A