#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

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #C73C34

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

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