#C45537#C45537
#C45537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.149 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 85, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.11, 42.52, 38.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.11, 57.58, 42.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.6% 0.1208 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.149 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7057, 18.5121, 5.7806) |
| Luminance | 0.1851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.11
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.67
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.53
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.94
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45537 #37A6C4
analogous
#C43760 #C45537 #C49C37
triadic
#C45537 #37C455 #5537C4
tetradic
#C45537 #60C437 #37A6C4 #9C37C4
square
#C45537 #60C437 #37A6C4 #9C37C4
split-complementary
#C45537 #37C49C #3760C4
monochromatic
#642C1C #94402A #C45537 #D47C65 #E1A594
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#C45537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#C45537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45537
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45537 | 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)
#736833
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8034
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73D4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 85, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.149 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd886f',
500: '#c45537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45537; $custom-light: #dd886f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45537",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 85,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.766,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58601,
"c": 0.14936,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.18509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45537
secondary
#8BBECC
accent
#BFDF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A