#C6492C#C6492C
#C6492C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.166 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6492C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 73, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 64%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 78%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 77.8%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.21, 48.36, 42.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.21, 64.52, 41.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.19% 0.1366 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.19% 0.166 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1287, 16.9564, 4.2795) |
| Luminance | 0.1695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.21
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.84
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.99
Tomato Red
#EC2D01
ΔE00 7.36
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.36
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6492C #2CA9C6
analogous
#C62C5C #C6492C #C6962C
triadic
#C6492C #2CC649 #492CC6
tetradic
#C6492C #5CC62C #2CA9C6 #962CC6
square
#C6492C #5CC62C #2CA9C6 #962CC6
split-complementary
#C6492C #2CC696 #2C5CC6
monochromatic
#622416 #943721 #C6492C #D96F56 #E59988
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.78
#C6492C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.39
#C6492C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C6492C
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6492C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6492C | 1.00 | 4.78 | 4.39 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6128
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2843
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6492c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 73, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.166 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08167',
500: '#c6492c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6492c; $custom-light: #e08167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6492c",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 73,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.299,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57187,
"c": 0.16554,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.16953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6492C
secondary
#80BFCE
accent
#C7E741
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A