#C8483C#C8483C

#C8483C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.165 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8483C
RGB	rgb(200, 72, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 70%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 50.20, 34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 60.88, 34.46°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.1452 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.165 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.9552, 17.2441, 6.1832)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8483C #3CBCC8

analogous

#C83C76 #C8483C #C88E3C

triadic

#C8483C #3CC848 #483CC8

tetradic

#C8483C #76C83C #3CBCC8 #8E3CC8

square

#C8483C #76C83C #3CBCC8 #8E3CC8

split-complementary

#C8483C #3CC88E #3C76C8

monochromatic

#6B251E #9B352C #C8483C #D5756C #E3A29B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#C8483C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#C8483C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8483C

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8483C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8483C	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)

#6B623A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC2946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8483c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 72, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.165 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e08172',
    500: '#c8483c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8483c;
$custom-light: #e08172;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8483c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.143,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57581,
    "c": 0.16535,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8483C

secondary

#91CACF

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8483C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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