#C4523D#C4523D

#C4523D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.151 H 32.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4523D
RGB	rgb(196, 82, 61)
HSL	hsl(9, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(9, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 68.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 44.28, 34.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 56.41, 38.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.26% 0.1273 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(58.26% 0.151 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.6272, 18.1108, 6.5076)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4523D #3DAFC4

analogous

#C43D6C #C4523D #C4953D

triadic

#C4523D #3DC452 #523DC4

tetradic

#C4523D #6CC43D #3DAFC4 #953DC4

square

#C4523D #6CC43D #3DAFC4 #953DC4

split-complementary

#C4523D #3DC495 #3D6CC4

monochromatic

#672B1F #963E2E #C4523D #D27C6C #E1A69B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#C4523D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#C4523D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C4523D

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4523D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C4523D	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70663A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7F3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73A4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4523d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 82, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.151 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8673',
    500: '#c4523d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4523d;
$custom-light: #dd8673;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4523d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.333,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5826,
    "c": 0.15069,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4523D

secondary

#90C3CD

accent

#C6DD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4523D

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

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