#C4512D#C4512D

#C4512D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.156 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4512D
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(14, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 77%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 44.01, 43.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 61.65, 44.45°)
OKLab	oklab(57.93% 0.1235 0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(57.93% 0.156 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.1838, 17.8136, 4.5417)
Luminance	0.1781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4512D #2DA0C4

analogous

#C42D54 #C4512D #C49D2D

triadic

#C4512D #2DC451 #512DC4

tetradic

#C4512D #54C42D #2DA0C4 #9D2DC4

square

#C4512D #54C42D #2DA0C4 #9D2DC4

split-complementary

#C4512D #2DC49D #2D54C4

monochromatic

#602816 #923C22 #C4512D #D87556 #E49E88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#C4512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#C4512D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4512D

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4512D	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)

#716528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.156 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8668',
    500: '#c4512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4512d;
$custom-light: #de8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.305,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5793,
    "c": 0.1558,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4512D

secondary

#80BBCD

accent

#BFE642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4512D

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

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