#C3512C#C3512C

#C3512C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.155 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C3512C
RGB	rgb(195, 81, 44)
HSL	hsl(15, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 77.4%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 43.59, 43.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 61.55, 44.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.1221 0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.155 38)
XYZ	xyz(25.9055, 17.6723, 4.4294)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C3512C #2C9EC3

analogous

#C32C53 #C3512C #C39D2C

triadic

#C3512C #2CC351 #512CC3

tetradic

#C3512C #53C32C #2C9EC3 #9D2CC3

square

#C3512C #53C32C #2C9EC3 #9D2CC3

split-complementary

#C3512C #2CC39D #2C53C3

monochromatic

#5F2815 #913C21 #C3512C #D87454 #E49D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#C3512C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#C3512C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C3512C

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C3512C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C3512C	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D63649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c3512c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 81, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.155 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8567',
    500: '#c3512c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c3512c;
$custom-light: #dd8567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c3512c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.702,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57764,
    "c": 0.15498,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.17669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C3512C

secondary

#7EBACD

accent

#BEE642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C3512C

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

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