#C45F4C#C45F4C
#C45F4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.133 H 32.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C45F4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 95, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 50%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 61%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 61.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.34, 38.79, 29.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.34, 48.88, 37.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.38% 0.113 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.38% 0.133 32.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1641, 20.4453, 9.2993) |
| Luminance | 0.2044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.88
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.04
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.08
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C45F4C #4CB1C4
analogous
#C44C75 #C45F4C #C49B4C
triadic
#C45F4C #4CC45F #5F4CC4
tetradic
#C45F4C #75C44C #4CB1C4 #9B4CC4
square
#C45F4C #75C44C #4CB1C4 #9B4CC4
split-complementary
#C45F4C #4CC49B #4C75C4
monochromatic
#713125 #9F4534 #C45F4C #D3887A #E2B1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#C45F4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#C45F4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C45F4C
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C45F4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C45F4C | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796F4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c45f4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 95, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.133 32.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db8f7e',
500: '#c45f4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c45f4c; $custom-light: #db8f7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c45f4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 95,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.5,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60382,
"c": 0.13344,
"h": 32.1
},
"luminance": 0.20442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C45F4C
secondary
#9CC8D0
accent
#C4DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C