#C0482B#C0482B
#C0482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.160 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C0482B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 72, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.5%, 77.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.00, 46.63, 41.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.00, 62.53, 41.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.08% 0.1316 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.08% 0.16 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4943, 16.0191, 4.0872) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.43
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.67
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.92
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.34
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.56
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C0482B #2BA3C0
analogous
#C02B58 #C0482B #C0922B
triadic
#C0482B #2BC048 #482BC0
tetradic
#C0482B #58C02B #2BA3C0 #922BC0
square
#C0482B #58C02B #2BA3C0 #922BC0
split-complementary
#C0482B #2BC092 #2B58C0
monochromatic
#5C2215 #8E3520 #C0482B #D86B50 #E39582
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#C0482B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#C0482B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C0482B
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C0482B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C0482B | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877927
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D32942
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c0482b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 72, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.160 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db8066',
500: '#c0482b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c0482b; $custom-light: #db8066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c0482b",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 72,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.678,
"s": 63.404,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56081,
"c": 0.16028,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.16016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C0482B
secondary
#7BBCCC
accent
#C6E641
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A