#C8493B#C8493B

#C8493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.165 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8493B
RGB	rgb(200, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 70.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 49.71, 35.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 60.91, 35.29°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.1435 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.165 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9942, 17.3640, 6.0670)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8493B #3BBAC8

analogous

#C83B74 #C8493B #C88F3B

triadic

#C8493B #3BC849 #493BC8

tetradic

#C8493B #74C83B #3BBAC8 #8F3BC8

square

#C8493B #74C83B #3BBAC8 #8F3BC8

split-complementary

#C8493B #3BC88F #3B74C8

monochromatic

#6B261E #9A362B #C8493B #D5756B #E3A29B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#C8493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#C8493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8493B

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8493B	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6239

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC2A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.165 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e08171',
    500: '#c8493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8493b;
$custom-light: #e08171;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.957,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57689,
    "c": 0.16455,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8493B

secondary

#90C8CF

accent

#D0DF48

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8493B

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

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