#C4604E#C4604E
#C4604E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.132 H 31.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4604E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 96, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.57, 38.42, 28.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.57, 48.07, 36.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.57% 0.1122 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.57% 0.132 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3253, 20.6548, 9.7014) |
| Luminance | 0.2065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.62
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.91
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.98
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.11
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.86
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4604E #4EB2C4
analogous
#C44E77 #C4604E #C49B4E
triadic
#C4604E #4EC460 #604EC4
tetradic
#C4604E #77C44E #4EB2C4 #9B4EC4
square
#C4604E #77C44E #4EB2C4 #9B4EC4
split-complementary
#C4604E #4EC49B #4E77C4
monochromatic
#723126 #A04535 #C4604E #D3897C #E3B2AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#C4604E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#C4604E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4604E
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4604E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4604E | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79704C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92864C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D64E5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4604e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 96, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.132 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db8f80',
500: '#c4604e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4604e; $custom-light: #db8f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4604e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 96,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.153,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60569,
"c": 0.13184,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.20652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4604E
secondary
#9EC8D0
accent
#C4DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847D7C