#C4502B#C4502B

#C4502B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.157 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4502B
RGB	rgb(196, 80, 43)
HSL	hsl(15, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 78.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.07, 44.40, 43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.07, 62.50, 44.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.77% 0.1244 0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(57.77% 0.157 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0724, 17.6511, 4.3191)
Luminance	0.1765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4502B #2B9FC4

analogous

#C42B52 #C4502B #C49D2B

triadic

#C4502B #2BC450 #502BC4

tetradic

#C4502B #52C42B #2B9FC4 #9D2BC4

square

#C4502B #52C42B #2B9FC4 #9D2BC4

split-complementary

#C4502B #2BC49D #2B52C4

monochromatic

#602715 #923C20 #C4502B #D97353 #E49C85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#C4502B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#C4502B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4502B

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4502B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4502B	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)

#706426

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4502b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 80, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.157 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8567',
    500: '#c4502b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4502b;
$custom-light: #de8567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4502b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.51,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57773,
    "c": 0.15722,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4502B

secondary

#7DBACE

accent

#BFE741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4502B

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

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