HEX atlas value

#C4423B

#C4423B is a warm red HEX color close to Persian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 66, 59, HSL 3, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.1595, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C4423B Sample readable text

HEX #C4423B

RGB rgb(196, 66, 59)

HSL hsl(3 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 66, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.1595

Contrast Black 4.19:1White 5.01:1

CSS

--color-c4423b: #C4423B;
.background-c4423b { background-color: #C4423B; }
.text-c4423b { color: #C4423B; }

Luminance0.1595

Black text4.19:1AA Fail

White text5.01:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C4423B","rgb":[196,66,59],"hsl":[3,54,50],"cmyk":[0,66,70,23],"luminance":0.1595,"contrast":{"black":4.19,"white":5.01}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#7E2A26","hex":"#7E2A26","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3BBDC4","hex":"#3BBDC4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.26,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D98681","hex":"#D98681","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.68,"contrastWhite":2.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C4863B","hex":"#C4863B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.82,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":4.09,"contrastWhite":5.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Persian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4423b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3BBDC4","analogous":["#C43B79","#C4863B"],"triadic":["#3BC442","#423BC4"],"tetradic":["#79C43B","#3BBDC4","#863BC4"],"splitComplementary":["#3BC486","#3B79C4"],"monochromatic":["#D98681","#C4423B","#7E2A26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D98681","dark":"#7E2A26","saturated":"#E0281F","desaturated":"#A85B57","pastel":"#D8A9A6","neon":"#FF3429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":27.784887978899608},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":28.861739379323623},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"spinel","name":"Spinel","hex":"#D83A56","distance":34.539832078341085}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4423B

#C4423B is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C4423B is visually closest to Persian Red, a named red color with HEX #CC3333.

The RGB channels are 196, 66, and 59, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 54% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1595, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.19:1AA Fail

White text5.01:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4423B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.19:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.01:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#7E2A26#FFFFFF text · best 9.35:1#7E2A26

#3BBDC4#000000 text · best 9.26:1#3BBDC4

#D98681#000000 text · best 7.68:1#D98681

#C4863B#000000 text · best 6.82:1#C4863B

Persian Red#FFFFFF text · best 5.14:1#CC3333

Generated Palette

#C4423B#C4423B

#3BBDC4#3BBDC4

#C43B79#C43B79

#C4863B#C4863B

#D98681#D98681

#7E2A26#7E2A26

Color Harmonies

#3BBDC4#3BBDC4

#C43B79#C43B79

#C4863B#C4863B

#3BC442#3BC442

#423BC4#423BC4

Variants

#D98681#D98681

#7E2A26#7E2A26

#E0281F#E0281F

#A85B57#A85B57

#D8A9A6#D8A9A6

#FF3429#FF3429

Nearest Named Colors

Persian Red#CC3333

Poppy Red#DC343B

Red Clay#B45A3C

Vermilion#E34234

Spinel#D83A56

#C4423B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4423B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides