#C4543E#C4543E
#C4543E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.148 H 32.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4543E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 84, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.01, 43.37, 34.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.01, 55.64, 38.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.55% 0.1247 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.55% 0.148 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8074, 18.4277, 6.7017) |
| Luminance | 0.1842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.43
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.65
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.95
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.10
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4543E #3EAEC4
analogous
#C43E6B #C4543E #C4973E
triadic
#C4543E #3EC454 #543EC4
tetradic
#C4543E #6BC43E #3EAEC4 #973EC4
square
#C4543E #6BC43E #3EAEC4 #973EC4
split-complementary
#C4543E #3EC497 #3E6BC4
monochromatic
#682C20 #973F2E #C4543E #D27E6D #E1A79C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#C4543E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#C4543E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4543E
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4543E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4543E | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72683B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4543e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 84, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.148 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8874',
500: '#c4543e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4543e; $custom-light: #dd8874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4543e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 84,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.851,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58552,
"c": 0.14844,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.18424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4543E
secondary
#91C3CD
accent
#C5DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B