#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
RGBrgb(196, 69, 60)
HSLhsl(4, 54%, 50%)
HSVhsv(4, 69%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64.8%, 69.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(47.39, 50.12, 32.90)
CIE-LCHlch(47.39, 59.95, 33.28°)
OKLaboklab(56.57% 0.1454 0.0759)
OKLCHoklch(56.57% 0.164 27.6)
XYZxyz(25.7114, 16.3219, 6.0706)
Luminance0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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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
##C4453C1.004.934.264.93
#FFFFFF4.931.0021.001.00
#0000004.2621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.931.0021.001.00

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

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#C4453C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva