#C6452B#C6452B
#C6452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.169 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6452B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 69, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 64%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 78%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 78.3%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.55, 50.07, 42.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.55, 65.70, 40.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.69% 0.1417 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.69% 0.169 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8558, 16.4402, 4.0968) |
| Luminance | 0.1644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.41
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.61
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.69
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 7.49
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.52
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6452B #2BACC6
analogous
#C62B5E #C6452B #C6932B
triadic
#C6452B #2BC645 #452BC6
tetradic
#C6452B #5EC62B #2BACC6 #932BC6
square
#C6452B #5EC62B #2BACC6 #932BC6
split-complementary
#C6452B #2BC693 #2B5EC6
monochromatic
#612215 #943320 #C6452B #DA6B54 #E59687
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#C6452B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#C6452B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C6452B
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6452B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6452B | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7B26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2040
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6452b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 69, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.169 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07f66',
500: '#c6452b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6452b; $custom-light: #e07f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6452b",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 69,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.065,
"s": 64.315,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56688,
"c": 0.16942,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.16436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6452B
secondary
#7FC1CE
accent
#CBE740
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A