#C0472B#C0472B
#C0472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.161 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0472B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 71, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63%, 77.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.83, 47.08, 41.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.83, 62.75, 41.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.95% 0.133 0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.95% 0.161 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4302, 15.8908, 4.0659) |
| Luminance | 0.1589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.55
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.80
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.92
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.11
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.48
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0472B #2BA4C0
analogous
#C02B59 #C0472B #C0912B
triadic
#C0472B #2BC047 #472BC0
tetradic
#C0472B #59C02B #2BA4C0 #912BC0
square
#C0472B #59C02B #2BA4C0 #912BC0
split-complementary
#C0472B #2BC091 #2B59C0
monochromatic
#5C2215 #8E3520 #C0472B #D86A50 #E39582
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#C0472B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#C0472B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C0472B
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0472B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0472B | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877927
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D32841
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0472b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 71, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.161 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7f66',
500: '#c0472b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0472b; $custom-light: #db7f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0472b",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 71,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.275,
"s": 63.404,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55954,
"c": 0.16121,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.15887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0472B
secondary
#7BBDCC
accent
#C7E641
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A