#C6493A#C6493A
#C6493A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.163 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6493A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 73, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 70.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.36, 48.97, 35.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.36, 60.34, 35.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.35% 0.1412 0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.35% 0.163 29.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4377, 17.0800, 5.9068) |
| Luminance | 0.1708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.03
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.63
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.93
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6493A #3AB7C6
analogous
#C63A71 #C6493A #C68F3A
triadic
#C6493A #3AC649 #493AC6
tetradic
#C6493A #71C63A #3AB7C6 #8F3AC6
square
#C6493A #71C63A #3AB7C6 #8F3AC6
split-complementary
#C6493A #3AC68F #3A71C6
monochromatic
#68261E #97372C #C6493A #D47569 #E1A199
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#C6493A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#C6493A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C6493A
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6493A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6493A | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.42 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6238
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D92B46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6493a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 73, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.163 29.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8171',
500: '#c6493a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6493a; $custom-light: #df8171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6493a",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 73,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.429,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57354,
"c": 0.16257,
"h": 29.7
},
"luminance": 0.17076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6493A
secondary
#8FC6CD
accent
#CEDE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A