#C74B43#C74B43
#C74B43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.160 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C74B43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 75, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 66.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.99, 48.91, 30.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.99, 57.85, 32.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.9% 0.1426 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.9% 0.16 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0851, 17.5832, 7.2768) |
| Luminance | 0.1758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.94
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.00
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.38
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C74B43 #43BFC7
analogous
#C7437D #C74B43 #C78D43
triadic
#C74B43 #43C74B #4B43C7
tetradic
#C74B43 #7DC743 #43BFC7 #8D43C7
square
#C74B43 #7DC743 #43BFC7 #8D43C7
split-complementary
#C74B43 #43C78D #437DC7
monochromatic
#6F2621 #9E362F #C74B43 #D57872 #E3A5A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#C74B43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C74B43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C74B43
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C74B43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C74B43 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6441
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA304A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c74b43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 75, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.160 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8377',
500: '#c74b43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c74b43; $custom-light: #df8377; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c74b43",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 75,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.636,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57897,
"c": 0.15997,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.1758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C74B43
secondary
#96CCD0
accent
#D5DD4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B