#C73F3E#C73F3E
#C73F3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.173 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C73F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 63, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.04, 53.70, 31.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.04, 62.23, 30.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.41% 0.1567 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.41% 0.173 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2030, 16.0487, 6.2745) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 0.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.59
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.88
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.99
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C73F3E #3EC6C7
analogous
#C73E81 #C73F3E #C7833E
triadic
#C73F3E #3EC73F #3F3EC7
tetradic
#C73F3E #81C73E #3EC6C7 #833EC7
square
#C73F3E #81C73E #3EC6C7 #833EC7
split-complementary
#C73F3E #3EC783 #3E81C7
monochromatic
#6B201F #9B2E2D #C73F3E #D56E6D #E39D9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#C73F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#C73F3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C73F3E
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C73F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C73F3E | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655D3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA1740
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c73f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 63, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.173 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07c73',
500: '#c73f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c73f3e; $custom-light: #e07c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c73f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 63,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.438,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56412,
"c": 0.17285,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.16045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C73F3E
secondary
#92CECF
accent
#DDDE49
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B