#C73C4B#C73C4B
#C73C4B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.175 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73C4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 60, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 62.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.82, 55.61, 23.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.82, 60.34, 22.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.32% 0.1654 0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.32% 0.175 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4417, 15.8856, 8.3291) |
| Luminance | 0.1588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.94
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.21
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.38
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.60
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73C4B #3CC7B8
analogous
#C73C90 #C73C4B #C7723C
triadic
#C73C4B #4BC73C #3C4BC7
tetradic
#C73C4B #90C73C #3CC7B8 #723CC7
square
#C73C4B #90C73C #3CC7B8 #723CC7
split-complementary
#C73C4B #3CC772 #3C90C7
monochromatic
#6A1E27 #9A2C38 #C73C4B #D56C77 #E29BA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#C73C4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#C73C4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73C4B
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73C4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73C4B | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615C4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847A47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA1543
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73c4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 60, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.175 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7b7d',
500: '#c73c4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73c4b; $custom-light: #df7b7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73c4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 60,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.525,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5632,
"c": 0.17475,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.15882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73C4B
secondary
#91CEC8
accent
#DFCF49
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#170A09
muted
#857C7B