#C4483D#C4483D

#C4483D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.161 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4483D
RGB	rgb(196, 72, 61)
HSL	hsl(5, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(5, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 68.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 48.87, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 58.92, 33.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.1417 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.161 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.9273, 16.7110, 6.2743)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4483D #3DB9C4

analogous

#C43D75 #C4483D #C48B3D

triadic

#C4483D #3DC448 #483DC4

tetradic

#C4483D #75C43D #3DB9C4 #8B3DC4

square

#C4483D #75C43D #3DB9C4 #8B3DC4

split-complementary

#C4483D #3DC48B #3D75C4

monochromatic

#67251F #96362E #C4483D #D2746C #E1A19B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#C4483D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#C4483D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4483D

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4483D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4483D	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A613B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4483d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 72, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.161 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8173',
    500: '#c4483d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4483d;
$custom-light: #dd8173;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4483d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.889,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56951,
    "c": 0.16082,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4483D

secondary

#90C8CD

accent

#D1DD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4483D

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

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