#C3522D#C3522D

#C3522D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.154 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C3522D
RGB	rgb(195, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(15, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 76.9%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 43.15, 43.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 61.02, 44.99°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% 0.121 0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.154 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9993, 17.8297, 4.5545)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C3522D #2D9EC3

analogous

#C32D53 #C3522D #C39D2D

triadic

#C3522D #2DC352 #522DC3

tetradic

#C3522D #53C32D #2D9EC3 #9D2DC3

square

#C3522D #53C32D #2D9EC3 #9D2DC3

split-complementary

#C3522D #2DC39D #2D53C3

monochromatic

#602816 #913D22 #C3522D #D87655 #E39E87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#C3522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#C3522D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C3522D

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C3522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C3522D	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6384A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c3522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.154 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8668',
    500: '#c3522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c3522d;
$custom-light: #dd8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c3522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.8,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57913,
    "c": 0.15381,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C3522D

secondary

#7FBACD

accent

#BDE642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C3522D

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

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