#C4453C#C4453C
#C4453C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.164 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4453C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 69, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.39, 50.12, 32.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.39, 59.95, 33.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.57% 0.1454 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.57% 0.164 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7114, 16.3219, 6.0706) |
| Luminance | 0.1632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.91
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.54
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.86
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.69
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4453C #3CBBC4
analogous
#C43C77 #C4453C #C4893C
triadic
#C4453C #3CC445 #453CC4
tetradic
#C4453C #77C43C #3CBBC4 #893CC4
square
#C4453C #77C43C #3CBBC4 #893CC4
split-complementary
#C4453C #3CC489 #3C77C4
monochromatic
#67241F #96342D #C4453C #D2726B #E09F9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#C4453C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#C4453C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C4453C
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4453C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4453C | 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)
#685F3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72544
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4453c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 69, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.164 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7f72',
500: '#c4453c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4453c; $custom-light: #dd7f72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4453c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 69,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.971,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56571,
"c": 0.16402,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.16318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4453C
secondary
#90C8CC
accent
#D3DD4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B