#C4512E#C4512E

#C4512E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.156 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4512E
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(14, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 76.5%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 44.04, 42.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 61.32, 44.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% 0.1238 0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.156 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.2033, 17.8214, 4.6443)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4512E #2EA1C4

analogous

#C42E56 #C4512E #C49C2E

triadic

#C4512E #2EC451 #512EC4

tetradic

#C4512E #56C42E #2EA1C4 #9C2EC4

square

#C4512E #56C42E #2EA1C4 #9C2EC4

split-complementary

#C4512E #2EC49C #2E56C4

monochromatic

#612817 #923D22 #C4512E #D87558 #E39E89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#C4512E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#C4512E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4512E

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4512E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4512E	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)

#716529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7364A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4512e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.156 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8669',
    500: '#c4512e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4512e;
$custom-light: #de8669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4512e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5794,
    "c": 0.15554,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4512E

secondary

#81BBCD

accent

#BFE543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4512E

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

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