#C4473B#C4473B

#C4473B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.162 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4473B
RGB	rgb(196, 71, 59)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 69.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.70, 49.20, 33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.70, 59.71, 34.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.1423 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.162 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.8103, 16.5616, 5.9744)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4473B #3BB8C4

analogous

#C43B74 #C4473B #C48B3B

triadic

#C4473B #3BC447 #473BC4

tetradic

#C4473B #74C43B #3BB8C4 #8B3BC4

square

#C4473B #74C43B #3BB8C4 #8B3BC4

split-complementary

#C4473B #3BC48B #3B74C4

monochromatic

#66251F #95362D #C4473B #D2736A #E09F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#C4473B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#C4473B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4473B

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4473B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4473B	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696039

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4473b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 71, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.162 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8071',
    500: '#c4473b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4473b;
$custom-light: #dd8071;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4473b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.255,
    "s": 53.725,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56798,
    "c": 0.16219,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4473B

secondary

#8FC7CC

accent

#D0DD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4473B

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

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