#C45533#C45533
#C45533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.150 H 37.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45533 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 85, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 74%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.07, 42.33, 40.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.07, 58.87, 44.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.55% 0.1194 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.55% 0.15 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6137, 18.4753, 5.2960) |
| Luminance | 0.1847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.45
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.28
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.68
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45533 #33A2C4
analogous
#C43359 #C45533 #C49D33
triadic
#C45533 #33C455 #5533C4
tetradic
#C45533 #59C433 #33A2C4 #9D33C4
square
#C45533 #59C433 #33A2C4 #9D33C4
split-complementary
#C45533 #33C49D #3359C4
monochromatic
#632B1A #934026 #C45533 #D57B5F #E2A38F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#C45533 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#C45533 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45533
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45533 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45533 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73682F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8030
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73D4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45533; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 85, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.150 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd886c',
500: '#c45533',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45533; $custom-light: #dd886c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45533",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 85,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.069,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58554,
"c": 0.15049,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.18472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45533
secondary
#86BCCD
accent
#BDE246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A