#C45535#C45535

#C45535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.150 H 36.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45535
RGB	rgb(196, 85, 53)
HSL	hsl(13, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(13, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 73%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, 42.43, 39.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 58.22, 43.22°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.1201 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.15 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.6587, 18.4933, 5.5332)
Luminance	0.1849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45535 #35A4C4

analogous

#C4355C #C45535 #C49D35

triadic

#C45535 #35C455 #5535C4

tetradic

#C45535 #5CC435 #35A4C4 #9D35C4

square

#C45535 #5CC435 #35A4C4 #9D35C4

split-complementary

#C45535 #35C49D #355CC4

monochromatic

#642B1B #944028 #C45535 #D47B62 #E1A492

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#C45535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#C45535 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45535

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45535	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736831

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8032

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D73D4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 85, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.150 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd886e',
    500: '#c45535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45535;
$custom-light: #dd886e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.427,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58577,
    "c": 0.14992,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45535

secondary

#88BDCC

accent

#BEE147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45535

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

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