#C16040#C16040

#C16040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.133 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C16040
RGB	rgb(193, 96, 64)
HSL	hsl(15, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(15, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 66.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.92, 36.33, 35.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.92, 51.05, 44.64°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% 0.1036 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.133 38.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.1030, 20.0766, 7.2974)
Luminance	0.2007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C16040 #40A1C1

analogous

#C14060 #C16040 #C1A140

triadic

#C16040 #40C160 #6040C1

tetradic

#C16040 #60C140 #40A1C1 #A140C1

square

#C16040 #60C140 #40A1C1 #A140C1

split-complementary

#C16040 #40C1A1 #4060C1

monochromatic

#663221 #944930 #C16040 #D0866E #DFAD9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#C16040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#C16040 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C16040

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C16040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C16040	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6F3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91843E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D34D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c16040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 96, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.133 38.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da8f76',
    500: '#c16040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c16040;
$custom-light: #da8f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c16040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.884,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59922,
    "c": 0.13287,
    "h": 38.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C16040

secondary

#92BDCB

accent

#B7DA4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160C08

muted

#847D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C16040

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

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