#C73F30#C73F30
#C73F30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.175 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73F30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 63, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 76%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 75.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.86, 53.06, 39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.86, 65.98, 36.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.22% 0.1519 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.22% 0.175 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8671, 15.9144, 4.5055) |
| Luminance | 0.1591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.28
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.84
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.10
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.31
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73F30 #30B8C7
analogous
#C7306C #C73F30 #C78A30
triadic
#C73F30 #30C73F #3F30C7
tetradic
#C73F30 #6CC730 #30B8C7 #8A30C7
square
#C73F30 #6CC730 #30B8C7 #8A30C7
split-complementary
#C73F30 #30C78A #306CC7
monochromatic
#642018 #962F24 #C73F30 #D8695C #E4968E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#C73F30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#C73F30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73F30
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73F30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73F30 | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665C2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB123D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73f30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 63, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.175 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e17c69',
500: '#c73f30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73f30; $custom-light: #e17c69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73f30",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 63,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.96,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56223,
"c": 0.175,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.15911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73F30
secondary
#85C7CE
accent
#D4E444
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A