#C83C42#C83C42

#C83C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.176 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C83C42
RGB	rgb(200, 60, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 67%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 55.40, 28.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 62.48, 27.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% 0.1628 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.176 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4215, 15.9083, 6.8326)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C83C42 #3CC8C2

analogous

#C83C88 #C83C42 #C87C3C

triadic

#C83C42 #42C83C #3C42C8

tetradic

#C83C42 #88C83C #3CC8C2 #7C3CC8

square

#C83C42 #88C83C #3CC8C2 #7C3CC8

split-complementary

#C83C42 #3CC87C #3C88C8

monochromatic

#6B1E22 #9B2C31 #C83C42 #D56C70 #E39B9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C83C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C83C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C83C42

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C83C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C83C42	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB0F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c83c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 60, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.176 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07b76',
    500: '#c83c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c83c42;
$custom-light: #e07b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c83c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.429,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56327,
    "c": 0.17635,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C83C42

secondary

#91CFCC

accent

#DFD949

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C83C42

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

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