#C83939#C83939

#C83939 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.180 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C83939
RGB	rgb(200, 57, 57)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 71.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 56.06, 33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 65.33, 30.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.163 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.18 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0240, 15.5049, 5.4926)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C83939 #39C8C8

analogous

#C83980 #C83939 #C88039

triadic

#C83939 #39C839 #3939C8

tetradic

#C83939 #80C839 #39C8C8 #8039C8

square

#C83939 #80C839 #39C8C8 #8039C8

split-complementary

#C83939 #39C880 #3980C8

monochromatic

#691D1D #992B2B #C83939 #D56969 #E39999

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#C83939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#C83939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C83939

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C83939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C83939	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c83939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 57, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.180 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1796f',
    500: '#c83939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c83939;
$custom-light: #e1796f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c83939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55885,
    "c": 0.18013,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C83939

secondary

#8FCECE

accent

#E0E048

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C83939

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

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