#C36042#C36042

#C36042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.134 H 37.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C36042
RGB	rgb(195, 96, 66)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(14, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 66.2%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.25, 37.23, 35.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.25, 51.25, 43.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.1065 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.134 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.6744, 20.3645, 7.6266)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C36042 #42A5C3

analogous

#C34264 #C36042 #C3A042

triadic

#C36042 #42C360 #6042C3

tetradic

#C36042 #64C342 #42A5C3 #A042C3

square

#C36042 #64C342 #42A5C3 #A042C3

split-complementary

#C36042 #42C3A0 #4264C3

monochromatic

#693221 #984830 #C36042 #D28770 #E0AE9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#C36042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#C36042 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C36042

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C36042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C36042	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6F3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D54D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c36042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 96, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.134 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db8f77',
    500: '#c36042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c36042;
$custom-light: #db8f77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c36042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.953,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60237,
    "c": 0.13444,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C36042

secondary

#94C0CD

accent

#BADB4D

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160C09

muted

#847D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C36042

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

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