#C83231#C83231

#C83231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.187 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C83231
RGB	rgb(200, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 75.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 58.16, 37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 68.95, 32.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1679 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.187 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5174, 14.7863, 4.4156)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C83231 #31C7C8

analogous

#C8317C #C83231 #C87E31

triadic

#C83231 #31C832 #3231C8

tetradic

#C83231 #7CC831 #31C7C8 #7E31C8

square

#C83231 #7CC831 #31C7C8 #7E31C8

split-complementary

#C83231 #31C87E #317CC8

monochromatic

#661919 #972625 #C83231 #D85F5F #E49090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#C83231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C83231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C83231

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C83231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C83231	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F572F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c83231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.187 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2766a',
    500: '#c83231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c83231;
$custom-light: #e2766a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c83231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.397,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55124,
    "c": 0.18711,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C83231

secondary

#86CECE

accent

#E3E444

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C83231

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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