#C73E32#C73E32
#C73E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.176 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73E32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 62, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 74.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.74, 53.54, 37.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.74, 65.63, 35.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.14% 0.1537 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.14% 0.176 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8544, 15.8215, 4.7095) |
| Luminance | 0.1582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.48
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.99
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73E32 #32BBC7
analogous
#C73271 #C73E32 #C78932
triadic
#C73E32 #32C73E #3E32C7
tetradic
#C73E32 #71C732 #32BBC7 #8932C7
square
#C73E32 #71C732 #32BBC7 #8932C7
split-complementary
#C73E32 #32C789 #3271C7
monochromatic
#652019 #962F26 #C73E32 #D7695F #E39790
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.04
#C73E32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#C73E32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73E32
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73E32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73E32 | 1.00 | 5.04 | 4.16 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655C30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB0F3C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73e32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 62, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.176 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e17b6b',
500: '#c73e32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73e32; $custom-light: #e17b6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73e32",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 62,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.832,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56139,
"c": 0.17557,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.15818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73E32
secondary
#87C8CE
accent
#D6E345
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A