#C4452F#C4452F

#C4452F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.166 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4452F
RGB	rgb(196, 69, 47)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 76%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 49.52, 39.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 63.66, 38.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1409 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.166 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4090, 16.2009, 4.4779)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4452F #2FAEC4

analogous

#C42F63 #C4452F #C48F2F

triadic

#C4452F #2FC445 #452FC4

tetradic

#C4452F #63C42F #2FAEC4 #8F2FC4

square

#C4452F #63C42F #2FAEC4 #8F2FC4

split-complementary

#C4452F #2FC48F #2F63C4

monochromatic

#612217 #933423 #C4452F #D76C59 #E3978A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#C4452F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#C4452F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4452F

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4452F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4452F	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D82241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4452f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.166 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7f69',
    500: '#c4452f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4452f;
$custom-light: #de7f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4452f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.859,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56403,
    "c": 0.16649,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4452F

secondary

#82C2CD

accent

#CDE443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4452F

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

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