#C3493D#C3493D
#C3493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.159 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 68.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.89, 48.07, 32.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.89, 58.23, 34.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.92% 0.1393 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.92% 0.159 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7332, 16.7077, 6.2838) |
| Luminance | 0.1670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.69
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.25
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.28
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.62
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3493D #3DB7C3
analogous
#C33D74 #C3493D #C38C3D
triadic
#C3493D #3DC349 #493DC3
tetradic
#C3493D #74C33D #3DB7C3 #8C3DC3
square
#C3493D #74C33D #3DB7C3 #8C3DC3
split-complementary
#C3493D #3DC38C #3D74C3
monochromatic
#662620 #95372E #C3493D #D1756C #E0A19A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#C3493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#C3493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C3493D
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3493D | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A613B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887C3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D62D47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.159 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8173',
500: '#c3493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3493d; $custom-light: #dc8173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.373,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56915,
"c": 0.1587,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.16704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3493D
secondary
#90C6CC
accent
#CFDC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B