#C4453A#C4453A
#C4453A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.164 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4453A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 69, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 70.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.37, 50.02, 34.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.37, 60.49, 34.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.54% 0.1447 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.54% 0.164 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6595, 16.3011, 5.7975) |
| Luminance | 0.1630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.49
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.84
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.96
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4453A #3AB9C4
analogous
#C43A74 #C4453A #C48A3A
triadic
#C4453A #3AC445 #453AC4
tetradic
#C4453A #74C43A #3AB9C4 #8A3AC4
square
#C4453A #74C43A #3AB9C4 #8A3AC4
split-complementary
#C4453A #3AC48A #3A74C4
monochromatic
#66241E #95342C #C4453A #D37169 #E09E98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#C4453A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#C4453A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4453A
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4453A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4453A | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72543
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4453a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.164 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7f70',
500: '#c4453a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4453a; $custom-light: #dd7f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4453a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 69,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.783,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56542,
"c": 0.16437,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.16297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4453A
secondary
#8EC7CC
accent
#D2DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A