#C4402E#C4402E

#C4402E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.171 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4402E
RGB	rgb(196, 64, 46)
HSL	hsl(7, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 76.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 51.58, 39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 65.09, 37.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.1472 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.171 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0943, 15.6035, 4.2747)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4402E #2EB2C4

analogous

#C42E67 #C4402E #C48B2E

triadic

#C4402E #2EC440 #402EC4

tetradic

#C4402E #67C42E #2EB2C4 #8B2EC4

square

#C4402E #67C42E #2EB2C4 #8B2EC4

split-complementary

#C4402E #2EC48B #2E67C4

monochromatic

#612017 #923022 #C4402E #D86758 #E39489

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#C4402E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C4402E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4402E

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4402E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4402E	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8173D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4402e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 64, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.171 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c68',
    500: '#c4402e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4402e;
$custom-light: #de7c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4402e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.2,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55808,
    "c": 0.17132,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4402E

secondary

#81C4CD

accent

#D2E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4402E

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

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