#C45235#C45235

#C45235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.153 H 35.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45235
RGB	rgb(196, 82, 53)
HSL	hsl(12, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, 43.87, 39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 58.87, 41.82°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.1246 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.153 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.4275, 18.0309, 5.4562)
Luminance	0.1803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45235 #35A7C4

analogous

#C43560 #C45235 #C49A35

triadic

#C45235 #35C452 #5235C4

tetradic

#C45235 #60C435 #35A7C4 #9A35C4

square

#C45235 #60C435 #35A7C4 #9A35C4

split-complementary

#C45235 #35C49A #3560C4

monochromatic

#642A1B #943E28 #C45235 #D47962 #E1A292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#C45235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#C45235 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45235

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45235	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7394C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 82, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.153 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd866d',
    500: '#c45235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45235;
$custom-light: #dd866d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.168,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58156,
    "c": 0.15276,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45235

secondary

#88BFCC

accent

#C2E147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45235

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

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