#C3572D#C3572D
#C3572D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.149 H 40.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3572D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 87, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 76.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.23, 40.72, 44.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.23, 60.03, 47.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.63% 0.1135 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.63% 0.149 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3902, 18.6114, 4.6848) |
| Luminance | 0.1861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.84
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.63
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.78
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.20
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.45
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3572D #2D99C3
analogous
#C32D4E #C3572D #C3A22D
triadic
#C3572D #2DC357 #572DC3
tetradic
#C3572D #4EC32D #2D99C3 #A22DC3
square
#C3572D #4EC32D #2D99C3 #A22DC3
split-complementary
#C3572D #2DC3A2 #2D4EC3
monochromatic
#602B16 #914122 #C3572D #D87A55 #E3A187
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#C3572D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#C3572D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3572D
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3572D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3572D | 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)
#756928
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F812A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3572d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 87, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.149 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8968',
500: '#c3572d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3572d; $custom-light: #dd8968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3572d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 87,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.8,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58627,
"c": 0.14935,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.18608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3572D
secondary
#7FB7CD
accent
#B8E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C06
muted
#847D7A