#C4502A#C4502A

#C4502A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.157 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4502A
RGB	rgb(196, 80, 42)
HSL	hsl(15, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 78.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 44.36, 44.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 62.82, 45.07°)
OKLab	oklab(57.76% 0.1241 0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(57.76% 0.157 38)
XYZ	xyz(26.0543, 17.6438, 4.2237)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4502A #2A9EC4

analogous

#C42A51 #C4502A #C49D2A

triadic

#C4502A #2AC450 #502AC4

tetradic

#C4502A #51C42A #2A9EC4 #9D2AC4

square

#C4502A #51C42A #2A9EC4 #9D2AC4

split-complementary

#C4502A #2AC49D #2A51C4

monochromatic

#5F2714 #923B1F #C4502A #DA7351 #E59C84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#C4502A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#C4502A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4502A

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4502A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4502A	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716425

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4502a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 80, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.157 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8566',
    500: '#c4502a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4502a;
$custom-light: #de8566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4502a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.805,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57764,
    "c": 0.15747,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.1764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4502A

secondary

#7CBACE

accent

#BEE840

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4502A

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

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