#C56256#C56256

#C56256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.129 H 28.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C56256
RGB	rgb(197, 98, 86)
HSL	hsl(6, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(6, 56%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 56.3%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.26, 38.38, 25.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.26, 45.92, 33.29°)
OKLab	oklab(61.16% 0.1132 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(61.16% 0.129 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.0756, 21.2808, 11.3787)
Luminance	0.2128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C56256 #56B9C5

analogous

#C55682 #C56256 #C59956

triadic

#C56256 #56C562 #6256C5

tetradic

#C56256 #82C556 #56B9C5 #9956C5

square

#C56256 #82C556 #56B9C5 #9956C5

split-complementary

#C56256 #56C599 #5682C5

monochromatic

#783229 #A54439 #C56256 #D58C84 #E4B7B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#C56256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.26

#C56256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C56256

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C56256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C56256	1.00	4.00	5.26	5.26
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c56256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 98, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.129 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db9185',
    500: '#c56256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c56256;
$custom-light: #db9185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c56256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.486,
    "s": 48.899,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61163,
    "c": 0.12883,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C56256

secondary

#A4CED3

accent

#CAD84F

background

#FEF9F8

surface

#FCF1EF

border

#D5CBCA

text

#160D0B

muted

#847E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C56256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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