#C8493C#C8493C

#C8493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.164 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8493C
RGB	rgb(200, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 70%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 49.76, 34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 60.63, 34.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.1438 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.164 29)
XYZ	xyz(27.0204, 17.3745, 6.2049)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8493C #3CBBC8

analogous

#C83C75 #C8493C #C88F3C

triadic

#C8493C #3CC849 #493CC8

tetradic

#C8493C #75C83C #3CBBC8 #8F3CC8

square

#C8493C #75C83C #3CBBC8 #8F3CC8

split-complementary

#C8493C #3CC88F #3C75C8

monochromatic

#6B251E #9B362C #C8493C #D5766C #E3A29B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#C8493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#C8493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8493C

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8493C	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C623A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB2A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.164 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e08272',
    500: '#c8493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8493c;
$custom-light: #e08272;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.571,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57703,
    "c": 0.16435,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.17371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8493C

secondary

#91C9CF

accent

#D1DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8493C

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

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