#C05538#C05538

#C05538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.145 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C05538
RGB	rgb(192, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 70.8%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.49, 41.06, 37.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.49, 55.54, 42.32°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% 0.1168 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.145 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7030, 17.9923, 5.8600)
Luminance	0.1799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C05538 #38A3C0

analogous

#C0385F #C05538 #C09938

triadic

#C05538 #38C055 #5538C0

tetradic

#C05538 #5FC038 #38A3C0 #9938C0

square

#C05538 #5FC038 #38A3C0 #9938C0

split-complementary

#C05538 #38C099 #385FC0

monochromatic

#612B1C #91402A #C05538 #D27B64 #DFA393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#C05538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#C05538 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C05538

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C05538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C05538	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D23F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c05538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.145 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da8870',
    500: '#c05538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c05538;
$custom-light: #da8870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c05538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.794,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58007,
    "c": 0.14462,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C05538

secondary

#89BDCB

accent

#BFDE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C05538

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

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