#C64838#C64838

#C64838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.164 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C64838
RGB	rgb(198, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 71.7%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.17, 49.31, 36.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.17, 61.15, 36.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.2% 0.1418 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.164 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3227, 16.9297, 5.6223)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C64838 #38B6C6

analogous

#C6386F #C64838 #C68F38

triadic

#C64838 #38C648 #4838C6

tetradic

#C64838 #6FC638 #38B6C6 #8F38C6

square

#C64838 #6FC638 #38B6C6 #8F38C6

split-complementary

#C64838 #38C68F #386FC6

monochromatic

#67251D #96372B #C64838 #D47367 #E29F97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#C64838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#C64838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C64838

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C64838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C64838	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6136

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D92945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c64838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.164 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df816f',
    500: '#c64838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c64838;
$custom-light: #df816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c64838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.761,
    "s": 55.906,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57203,
    "c": 0.16395,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C64838

secondary

#8DC6CD

accent

#CEDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170B07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C64838

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

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