#C73E5E#C73E5E
#C73E5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.173 H 10.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 62, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 52.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.49, 56.21, 12.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.49, 57.64, 12.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.95% 0.1703 0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.95% 0.173 10.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2986, 16.3992, 12.3154) |
| Luminance | 0.1640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 2.29
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 3.29
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.43
Cherry
#DE3163
ΔE00 4.07
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.67
Cerise
#DE0C62
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73E5E #3EC7A7
analogous
#C73EA2 #C73E5E #C7623E
triadic
#C73E5E #5EC73E #3E5EC7
tetradic
#C73E5E #A2C73E #3EC7A7 #623EC7
square
#C73E5E #A2C73E #3EC7A7 #623EC7
split-complementary
#C73E5E #3EC762 #3EA2C7
monochromatic
#6B1F31 #9B2D47 #C73E5E #D56D86 #E39DAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#C73E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#C73E5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73E5E
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73E5E | 1.00 | 4.91 | 4.28 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5F5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837B5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9234B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 62, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.173 10.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7c8b',
500: '#c73e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73e5e; $custom-light: #de7c8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 62,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.985,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56945,
"c": 0.17337,
"h": 10.8
},
"luminance": 0.16396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73E5E
secondary
#92CFC1
accent
#DEBC49
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FDEEF0
border
#D5C9CB
text
#160A0C
muted
#847C7D