#C4503D#C4503D

#C4503D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.153 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4503D
RGB	rgb(196, 80, 61)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 68.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 45.22, 34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 56.90, 37.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.99% 0.1303 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(57.99% 0.153 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.4785, 17.8135, 6.4580)
Luminance	0.1781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4503D #3DB1C4

analogous

#C43D6E #C4503D #C4933D

triadic

#C4503D #3DC450 #503DC4

tetradic

#C4503D #6EC43D #3DB1C4 #933DC4

square

#C4503D #6EC43D #3DB1C4 #933DC4

split-complementary

#C4503D #3DC493 #3D6EC4

monochromatic

#67291F #963C2E #C4503D #D27A6C #E1A59B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#C4503D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#C4503D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4503D

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4503D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4503D	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F653B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7374C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4503d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 80, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.153 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8573',
    500: '#c4503d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4503d;
$custom-light: #dd8573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4503d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.444,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57987,
    "c": 0.1527,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4503D

secondary

#90C4CD

accent

#C8DD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4503D

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

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