#C3572A#C3572A
#C3572A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.150 H 41.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3572A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 87, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 78.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.20, 40.60, 45.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.20, 61.02, 48.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.6% 0.1126 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.15 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3345, 18.5891, 4.3914) |
| Luminance | 0.1859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.95
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.76
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.88
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.94
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3572A #2A96C3
analogous
#C32A4A #C3572A #C3A42A
triadic
#C3572A #2AC357 #572AC3
tetradic
#C3572A #4AC32A #2A96C3 #A42AC3
square
#C3572A #4AC32A #2A96C3 #A42AC3
split-complementary
#C3572A #2AC3A4 #2A4AC3
monochromatic
#5E2A14 #91411F #C3572A #D97951 #E4A083
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#C3572A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#C3572A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3572A
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3572A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3572A | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.72 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756824
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908127
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3572a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 87, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.150 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8967',
500: '#c3572a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3572a; $custom-light: #dd8967; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3572a",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 87,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.647,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58598,
"c": 0.15023,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.18586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3572A
secondary
#7BB5CD
accent
#B6E840
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A