#C83C39#C83C39
#C83C39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.177 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C83C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 60, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70%, 71.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.72, 54.94, 34.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.72, 64.62, 31.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.19% 0.1595 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.19% 0.177 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1767, 15.8104, 5.5435) |
| Luminance | 0.1581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.62
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.12
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.33
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.52
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C83C39 #39C5C8
analogous
#C8397D #C83C39 #C88439
triadic
#C83C39 #39C83C #3C39C8
tetradic
#C83C39 #7DC839 #39C5C8 #8439C8
square
#C83C39 #7DC839 #39C5C8 #8439C8
split-complementary
#C83C39 #39C884 #397DC8
monochromatic
#691F1D #992D2B #C83C39 #D56B69 #E39A99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#C83C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#C83C39 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C83C39
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C83C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C83C39 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645B37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC093D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c83c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 60, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.177 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e17b70',
500: '#c83c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c83c39; $custom-light: #e17b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c83c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 60,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.259,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56189,
"c": 0.17739,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.15806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C83C39
secondary
#8FCDCE
accent
#DDE048
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A