#C8492B#C8492B

#C8492B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.168 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8492B
RGB	rgb(200, 73, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 78.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, 49.03, 43.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 65.66, 41.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.1383 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.168 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.6410, 17.2227, 4.2065)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8492B #2BAAC8

analogous

#C82B5B #C8492B #C8972B

triadic

#C8492B #2BC849 #492BC8

tetradic

#C8492B #5BC82B #2BAAC8 #972BC8

square

#C8492B #5BC82B #2BAAC8 #972BC8

split-complementary

#C8492B #2BC897 #2B5BC8

monochromatic

#632415 #963720 #C8492B #DB6F56 #E59A88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#C8492B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#C8492B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8492B

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8492B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8492B	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC2743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8492b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 73, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.168 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e18166',
    500: '#c8492b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8492b;
$custom-light: #e18166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8492b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.465,
    "s": 64.609,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57501,
    "c": 0.16787,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8492B

secondary

#80C0CF

accent

#C8E840

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8492B

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

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