#C3543E#C3543E
#C3543E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.147 H 32.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3543E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 84, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 68.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.85, 43.00, 34.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.85, 55.20, 38.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.4% 0.1237 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.147 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5481, 18.2940, 6.6896) |
| Luminance | 0.1829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.73
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.07
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.50
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3543E #3EADC3
analogous
#C33E6A #C3543E #C3973E
triadic
#C3543E #3EC354 #543EC3
tetradic
#C3543E #6AC33E #3EADC3 #973EC3
square
#C3543E #6AC33E #3EADC3 #973EC3
split-complementary
#C3543E #3EC397 #3E6AC3
monochromatic
#672C20 #953F2E #C3543E #D27D6D #E0A79B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#C3543E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#C3543E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3543E
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3543E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3543E | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3543e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 84, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.147 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8874',
500: '#c3543e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3543e; $custom-light: #dc8874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3543e",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 84,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.925,
"s": 52.569,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.584,
"c": 0.14731,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.18291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3543E
secondary
#91C2CC
accent
#C4DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B