#C45839#C45839
#C45839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.146 H 36.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45839 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 88, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 70.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.70, 41.15, 38.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.70, 56.29, 43.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.06% 0.1169 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.06% 0.146 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9958, 19.0141, 6.1186) |
| Luminance | 0.1901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.34
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.36
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.89
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.92
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.18
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45839 #39A5C4
analogous
#C43960 #C45839 #C49D39
triadic
#C45839 #39C458 #5839C4
tetradic
#C45839 #60C439 #39A5C4 #9D39C4
square
#C45839 #60C439 #39A5C4 #9D39C4
split-complementary
#C45839 #39C49D #3960C4
monochromatic
#652D1D #95432B #C45839 #D37F67 #E1A797
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#C45839 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#C45839 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45839
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45839 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45839 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908236
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74151
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45839; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 88, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.146 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8a70',
500: '#c45839',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45839; $custom-light: #dd8a70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45839",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 88,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.381,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59058,
"c": 0.14595,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.19011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45839
secondary
#8DBECC
accent
#BDDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A