#C45F3F#C45F3F
#C45F3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.138 H 38.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 67.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.16, 37.96, 36.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.16, 52.87, 44.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.19% 0.1081 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.19% 0.138 38.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7569, 20.2824, 7.1549) |
| Luminance | 0.2028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.66
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.18
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.45
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.54
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F3F #3FA4C4
analogous
#C43F61 #C45F3F #C4A13F
triadic
#C45F3F #3FC45F #5F3FC4
tetradic
#C45F3F #61C43F #3FA4C4 #A13FC4
square
#C45F3F #61C43F #3FA4C4 #A13FC4
split-complementary
#C45F3F #3FC4A1 #3F61C4
monochromatic
#683220 #97482E #C45F3F #D2866E #E1AD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#C45F3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#C45F3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F3F
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F3F | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.138 38.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8e75',
500: '#c45f3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f3f; $custom-light: #dc8e75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.436,
"s": 52.988,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60185,
"c": 0.13752,
"h": 38.2
},
"luminance": 0.20279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F3F
secondary
#92BFCD
accent
#BADC4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B