#C65238#C65238
#C65238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.154 H 34.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C65238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 82, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 71.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.89, 44.75, 38.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.89, 58.79, 40.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.5% 0.1276 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.154 34.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0225, 18.3295, 5.8556) |
| Luminance | 0.1833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.05
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.20
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.57
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.69
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.77
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C65238 #38ACC6
analogous
#C63865 #C65238 #C69938
triadic
#C65238 #38C652 #5238C6
tetradic
#C65238 #65C638 #38ACC6 #9938C6
square
#C65238 #65C638 #38ACC6 #9938C6
split-complementary
#C65238 #38C699 #3865C6
monochromatic
#672A1D #963E2B #C65238 #D47B67 #E2A597
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.50
#C65238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#C65238 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C65238
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C65238 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C65238 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726735
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8035
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9384C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c65238; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 82, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.154 34.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8670',
500: '#c65238',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c65238; $custom-light: #de8670; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c65238",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 82,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.986,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58502,
"c": 0.15418,
"h": 34.1
},
"luminance": 0.18326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C65238
secondary
#8DC1CD
accent
#C4DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A