#C8372E#C8372E
#C8372E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.183 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8372E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 55, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 77%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 77%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.92, 56.33, 39.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.92, 68.72, 34.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.55% 0.1616 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.55% 0.183 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6817, 15.2130, 4.1684) |
| Luminance | 0.1521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.85
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.15
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.25
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.74
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8372E #2EBFC8
analogous
#C82E72 #C8372E #C8842E
triadic
#C8372E #2EC837 #372EC8
tetradic
#C8372E #72C82E #2EBFC8 #842EC8
square
#C8372E #72C82E #2EBFC8 #842EC8
split-complementary
#C8372E #2EC884 #2E72C8
monochromatic
#641C17 #962923 #C8372E #D9625A #E5918C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#C8372E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#C8372E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C8372E
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8372E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8372E | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62592B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867828
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC0036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8372e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 55, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.183 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27868',
500: '#c8372e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8372e; $custom-light: #e27868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8372e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 55,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.506,
"s": 62.602,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55549,
"c": 0.18337,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.15209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8372E
secondary
#83CACF
accent
#DCE642
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A