#C4502D#C4502D

#C4502D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.157 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4502D
RGB	rgb(196, 80, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(14, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 77%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.09, 44.48, 42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.09, 61.86, 44.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% 0.1249 0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.157 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.1100, 17.6661, 4.5171)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4502D #2DA1C4

analogous

#C42D56 #C4502D #C49B2D

triadic

#C4502D #2DC450 #502DC4

tetradic

#C4502D #56C42D #2DA1C4 #9B2DC4

square

#C4502D #56C42D #2DA1C4 #9B2DC4

split-complementary

#C4502D #2DC49B #2D56C4

monochromatic

#602716 #923C22 #C4502D #D87456 #E49D88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#C4502D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#C4502D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4502D

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4502D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4502D	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4502d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 80, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.157 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8568',
    500: '#c4502d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4502d;
$custom-light: #de8568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4502d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.907,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57793,
    "c": 0.15671,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4502D

secondary

#80BBCD

accent

#C0E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4502D

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

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