#C45F43#C45F43
#C45F43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.136 H 36.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 65.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.21, 38.19, 34.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.21, 51.57, 42.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.24% 0.1096 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.24% 0.136 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8728, 20.3288, 7.7651) |
| Luminance | 0.2032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.80
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.96
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.37
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.02
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F43 #43A8C4
analogous
#C44368 #C45F43 #C4A043
triadic
#C45F43 #43C45F #5F43C4
tetradic
#C45F43 #68C443 #43A8C4 #A043C4
square
#C45F43 #68C443 #43A8C4 #A043C4
split-complementary
#C45F43 #43C4A0 #4368C4
monochromatic
#6B3222 #9A4730 #C45F43 #D38772 #E1AEA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#C45F43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#C45F43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F43
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F43 | 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)
#7A6F40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64C59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.136 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8f78',
500: '#c45f43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f43; $custom-light: #dc8f78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f43",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.023,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60241,
"c": 0.13618,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.20325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F43
secondary
#95C1CE
accent
#BDDC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B