#C46D53#C46D53
#C46D53 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.117 H 37.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46D53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 109, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 58%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 57.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.38, 31.99, 29.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.38, 43.59, 42.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% 0.0931 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.117 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7971, 23.3007, 11.1102) |
| Luminance | 0.2330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.14
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.42
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.78
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46D53 #53AAC4
analogous
#C45372 #C46D53 #C4A553
triadic
#C46D53 #53C46D #6D53C4
tetradic
#C46D53 #72C453 #53AAC4 #A553C4
square
#C46D53 #72C453 #53AAC4 #A553C4
split-complementary
#C46D53 #53C4A5 #5372C4
monochromatic
#753A28 #A25038 #C46D53 #D49481 #E3BAAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#C46D53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#C46D53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46D53
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46D53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46D53 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837951
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988C52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46d53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 109, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.117 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9884',
500: '#c46d53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46d53; $custom-light: #da9884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46d53",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 109,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.805,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6274,
"c": 0.11732,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.23298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46D53
secondary
#A2C6D1
accent
#B9D84F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#150E0A
muted
#847E7C