#C45037#C45037
#C45037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.154 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45037 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 80, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.19, 44.91, 37.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.19, 58.70, 40.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.91% 0.1281 0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.91% 0.154 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3259, 17.7525, 5.6540) |
| Luminance | 0.1775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.72
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.77
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.78
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.82
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45037 #37ABC4
analogous
#C43765 #C45037 #C49737
triadic
#C45037 #37C450 #5037C4
tetradic
#C45037 #65C437 #37ABC4 #9737C4
square
#C45037 #65C437 #37ABC4 #9737C4
split-complementary
#C45037 #37C497 #3765C4
monochromatic
#64291C #943C2A #C45037 #D47865 #E1A294
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#C45037 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#C45037 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C45037
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45037 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45037 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706534
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7364B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45037; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 80, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.154 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd856f',
500: '#c45037',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45037; $custom-light: #dd856f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45037",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 80,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.638,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57907,
"c": 0.15415,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.17749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45037
secondary
#8BC1CC
accent
#C5DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A