#C45F4A#C45F4A
#C45F4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.134 H 33.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 62%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 62.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.31, 38.65, 30.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.31, 49.45, 38.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.35% 0.1122 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.35% 0.134 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0956, 20.4179, 8.9387) |
| Luminance | 0.2041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.50
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.49
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F4A #4AAFC4
analogous
#C44A72 #C45F4A #C49C4A
triadic
#C45F4A #4AC45F #5F4AC4
tetradic
#C45F4A #72C44A #4AAFC4 #9C4AC4
square
#C45F4A #72C44A #4AAFC4 #9C4AC4
split-complementary
#C45F4A #4AC49C #4A72C4
monochromatic
#6F3124 #9D4633 #C45F4A #D38878 #E2B1A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#C45F4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#C45F4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F4A
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F4A | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928548
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64D5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.134 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db8f7d',
500: '#c45f4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f4a; $custom-light: #db8f7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.328,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60349,
"c": 0.13401,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.20415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F4A
secondary
#9BC6CF
accent
#C2DA4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B