#C6482A#C6482A
#C6482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.167 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6482A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 72, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 78.8%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.02, 48.73, 43.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.02, 65.35, 41.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.04% 0.1373 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.04% 0.167 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0269, 16.8114, 4.0645) |
| Luminance | 0.1681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.90
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.57
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.82
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 7.23
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.55
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6482A #2AA8C6
analogous
#C62A5A #C6482A #C6962A
triadic
#C6482A #2AC648 #482AC6
tetradic
#C6482A #5AC62A #2AA8C6 #962AC6
square
#C6482A #5AC62A #2AA8C6 #962AC6
split-complementary
#C6482A #2AC696 #2A5AC6
monochromatic
#612315 #94361F #C6482A #DA6D53 #E59885
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#C6482A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#C6482A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C6482A
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6482A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6482A | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.36 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6026
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7C25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2642
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6482a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 72, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.167 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08066',
500: '#c6482a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6482a; $custom-light: #e08066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6482a",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 72,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.538,
"s": 65,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57043,
"c": 0.16689,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.16808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6482A
secondary
#7DBFCE
accent
#C8E840
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A