#C45539#C45539
#C45539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.149 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45539 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 85, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 70.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.13, 42.62, 37.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.13, 56.94, 41.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.63% 0.1214 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.63% 0.149 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7546, 18.5317, 6.0382) |
| Luminance | 0.1853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.33
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.43
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.86
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.48
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.00
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45539 #39A8C4
analogous
#C43963 #C45539 #C49A39
triadic
#C45539 #39C455 #5539C4
tetradic
#C45539 #63C439 #39A8C4 #9A39C4
square
#C45539 #63C439 #39A8C4 #9A39C4
split-complementary
#C45539 #39C49A #3963C4
monochromatic
#652C1D #95402B #C45539 #D37D67 #E1A697
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#C45539 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#C45539 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45539
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45539 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45539 | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8036
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D73D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45539; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 85, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.149 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8870',
500: '#c45539',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45539; $custom-light: #dd8870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45539",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 85,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.086,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58626,
"c": 0.1488,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.18528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45539
secondary
#8DBFCC
accent
#C0DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A