#C45338#C45338

#C45338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.151 H 34.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45338
RGB	rgb(196, 83, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 71.4%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.75, 43.54, 37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.75, 57.70, 41.02°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% 0.1241 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.151 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.5747, 18.2113, 5.8564)
Luminance	0.1821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45338 #38A9C4

analogous

#C43863 #C45338 #C49938

triadic

#C45338 #38C453 #5338C4

tetradic

#C45338 #63C438 #38A9C4 #9938C4

square

#C45338 #63C438 #38A9C4 #9938C4

split-complementary

#C45338 #38C499 #3863C4

monochromatic

#652B1D #943F2A #C45338 #D37B66 #E1A496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#C45338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#C45338 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45338

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45338	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73B4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 83, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.151 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8770',
    500: '#c45338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45338;
$custom-light: #dd8770;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58332,
    "c": 0.151,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45338

secondary

#8CC0CC

accent

#C2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45338

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

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