#C73D2A#C73D2A
#C73D2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.178 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 61, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 78.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, 53.63, 42.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 68.17, 38.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% 0.1525 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.178 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6428, 15.6507, 3.8607) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.54
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.30
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.55
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.20
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.23
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73D2A #2AB4C7
analogous
#C72A66 #C73D2A #C78B2A
triadic
#C73D2A #2AC73D #3D2AC7
tetradic
#C73D2A #66C72A #2AB4C7 #8B2AC7
square
#C73D2A #66C72A #2AB4C7 #8B2AC7
split-complementary
#C73D2A #2AC78B #2A66C7
monochromatic
#621E15 #942E1F #C73D2A #DB6453 #E59286
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#C73D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#C73D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73D2A
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73D2A | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887924
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB073A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 61, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.178 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e17b65',
500: '#c73d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73d2a; $custom-light: #e17b65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 61,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.261,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55942,
"c": 0.17782,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.15647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73D2A
secondary
#7EC5CF
accent
#D4E840
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A