#C3483C#C3483C
#C3483C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.160 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3483C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 72, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 69.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.71, 48.47, 33.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.71, 58.76, 34.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.78% 0.1403 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.78% 0.16 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6413, 16.5666, 6.1216) |
| Luminance | 0.1656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.51
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.75
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3483C #3CB7C3
analogous
#C33C74 #C3483C #C38B3C
triadic
#C3483C #3CC348 #483CC3
tetradic
#C3483C #74C33C #3CB7C3 #8B3CC3
square
#C3483C #74C33C #3CB7C3 #8B3CC3
split-complementary
#C3483C #3CC38B #3C74C3
monochromatic
#65251F #94372E #C3483C #D1746B #E0A09A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.87
#C3483C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.31
#C3483C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C3483C
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3483C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3483C | 1.00 | 4.87 | 4.31 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69603A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D62B46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3483c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 72, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.160 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8072',
500: '#c3483c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3483c; $custom-light: #dc8072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3483c",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 72,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.333,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56775,
"c": 0.15991,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.16563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3483C
secondary
#8FC6CC
accent
#CFDC4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B