#C93438#C93438

#C93438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.186 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C93438
RGB	rgb(201, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 72.1%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 58.09, 33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 67.12, 30.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1691 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.186 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.0322, 15.1630, 5.2966)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C93438 #34C9C5

analogous

#C93483 #C93438 #C97A34

triadic

#C93438 #38C934 #3438C9

tetradic

#C93438 #83C934 #34C9C5 #7A34C9

square

#C93438 #83C934 #34C9C5 #7A34C9

split-complementary

#C93438 #34C97A #3483C9

monochromatic

#681B1D #98272A #C93438 #D76367 #E39496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#C93438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#C93438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C93438

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C93438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C93438	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c93438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.186 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2776f',
    500: '#c93438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c93438;
$custom-light: #e2776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c93438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.389,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55571,
    "c": 0.18562,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C93438

secondary

#8ACECD

accent

#E2DE46

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C93438

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

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