#C7493D#C7493D
#C7493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.163 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 69.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.57, 49.47, 33.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.57, 59.94, 34.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.56% 0.1432 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.56% 0.163 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7808, 17.2479, 6.3329) |
| Luminance | 0.1724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.99
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.27
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.02
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7493D #3DBBC7
analogous
#C73D76 #C7493D #C78E3D
triadic
#C7493D #3DC749 #493DC7
tetradic
#C7493D #76C73D #3DBBC7 #8E3DC7
square
#C7493D #76C73D #3DBBC7 #8E3DC7
split-complementary
#C7493D #3DC78E #3D76C7
monochromatic
#6B251F #9A362D #C7493D #D5766C #E2A29C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#C7493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#C7493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C7493D
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7493D | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.45 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B623B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA2B47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.163 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8173',
500: '#c7493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7493d; $custom-light: #df8173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.217,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57557,
"c": 0.16308,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.17244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7493D
secondary
#91C9CE
accent
#D2DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B