#C83A42#C83A42

#C83A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.178 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C83A42
RGB	rgb(200, 58, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71%, 67%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 56.15, 28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 62.99, 26.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1652 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.178 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3187, 15.7027, 6.7983)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C83A42 #3AC8C0

analogous

#C83A89 #C83A42 #C8793A

triadic

#C83A42 #42C83A #3A42C8

tetradic

#C83A42 #89C83A #3AC8C0 #793AC8

square

#C83A42 #89C83A #3AC8C0 #793AC8

split-complementary

#C83A42 #3AC879 #3A89C8

monochromatic

#6A1E22 #9A2B31 #C83A42 #D56A70 #E39A9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#C83A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C83A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C83A42

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C83A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C83A42	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC073E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c83a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 58, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.178 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07a76',
    500: '#c83a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c83a42;
$custom-light: #e07a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c83a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.62,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56124,
    "c": 0.17826,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C83A42

secondary

#8FCECB

accent

#E0D748

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C83A42

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

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