#C4522D#C4522D

#C4522D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.155 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4522D
RGB	rgb(196, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(15, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 77%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, 43.53, 43.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 61.44, 44.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.122 0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.155 38)
XYZ	xyz(26.2586, 17.9634, 4.5667)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4522D #2D9FC4

analogous

#C42D53 #C4522D #C49E2D

triadic

#C4522D #2DC452 #522DC4

tetradic

#C4522D #53C42D #2D9FC4 #9E2DC4

square

#C4522D #53C42D #2D9FC4 #9E2DC4

split-complementary

#C4522D #2DC49E #2D53C4

monochromatic

#602816 #923D22 #C4522D #D87656 #E49E88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#C4522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#C4522D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C4522D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C4522D	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E7F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7384A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.155 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de8668',
    500: '#c4522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4522d;
$custom-light: #de8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.702,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58068,
    "c": 0.15489,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.1796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4522D

secondary

#80BACD

accent

#BEE642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4522D

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

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