#C7523A#C7523A
#C7523A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.155 H 33.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7523A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 82, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 70.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.08, 45.22, 37.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.08, 58.60, 39.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.68% 0.1294 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.68% 0.155 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3370, 18.4858, 6.1308) |
| Luminance | 0.1848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.13
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.16
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.27
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.51
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7523A #3AAFC7
analogous
#C73A68 #C7523A #C7993A
triadic
#C7523A #3AC752 #523AC7
tetradic
#C7523A #68C73A #3AAFC7 #993AC7
square
#C7523A #68C73A #3AAFC7 #993AC7
split-complementary
#C7523A #3AC799 #3A68C7
monochromatic
#692B1E #983E2B #C7523A #D57C6A #E2A699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#C7523A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#C7523A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C7523A
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7523A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7523A | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8137
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA384D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7523a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 82, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.155 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8771',
500: '#c7523a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7523a; $custom-light: #df8771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7523a",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 82,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.213,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58683,
"c": 0.15477,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.18482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7523A
secondary
#8FC3CE
accent
#C5DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B