#C4512F#C4512F

#C4512F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.155 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4512F
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 47)
HSL	hsl(14, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(14, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 76%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 44.09, 42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 61.00, 43.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% 0.1241 0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.155 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.2232, 17.8294, 4.7493)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4512F #2FA2C4

analogous

#C42F58 #C4512F #C49B2F

triadic

#C4512F #2FC451 #512FC4

tetradic

#C4512F #58C42F #2FA2C4 #9B2FC4

square

#C4512F #58C42F #2FA2C4 #9B2FC4

split-complementary

#C4512F #2FC49B #2F58C4

monochromatic

#612817 #933D23 #C4512F #D77659 #E39F8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#C4512F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#C4512F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4512F

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4512F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4512F	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71652B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7364A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4512f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.155 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8669',
    500: '#c4512f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4512f;
$custom-light: #de8669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4512f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.691,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57951,
    "c": 0.15527,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4512F

secondary

#82BCCD

accent

#C0E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4512F

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

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