#C45238#C45238

#C45238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.152 H 34.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45238
RGB	rgb(196, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(11, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(11, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 44.02, 37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 57.93, 40.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.1256 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.152 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4987, 18.0594, 5.8310)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45238 #38AAC4

analogous

#C43864 #C45238 #C49838

triadic

#C45238 #38C452 #5238C4

tetradic

#C45238 #64C438 #38AAC4 #9838C4

square

#C45238 #64C438 #38AAC4 #9838C4

split-complementary

#C45238 #38C498 #3864C4

monochromatic

#652A1D #943E2A #C45238 #D37A66 #E1A496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#C45238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#C45238 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45238

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45238	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	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)

#716635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7394C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.152 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8670',
    500: '#c45238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45238;
$custom-light: #dd8670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58193,
    "c": 0.15196,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45238

secondary

#8CC0CC

accent

#C3DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45238

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

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