#C4462F#C4462F

#C4462F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.166 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4462F
RGB	rgb(196, 70, 47)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 76%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 49.09, 40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 63.43, 39.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.1396 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.166 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4710, 16.3250, 4.4986)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4462F #2FADC4

analogous

#C42F62 #C4462F #C4912F

triadic

#C4462F #2FC446 #462FC4

tetradic

#C4462F #62C42F #2FADC4 #912FC4

square

#C4462F #62C42F #2FADC4 #912FC4

split-complementary

#C4462F #2FC491 #2F62C4

monochromatic

#612317 #933423 #C4462F #D76C59 #E3988A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#C4462F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#C4462F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4462F

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4462F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4462F	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D82441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4462f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 70, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.166 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7f69',
    500: '#c4462f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4462f;
$custom-light: #de7f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4462f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.262,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56524,
    "c": 0.16555,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4462F

secondary

#82C1CD

accent

#CCE443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4462F

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

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