#C8493D#C8493D

#C8493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.164 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8493D
RGB	rgb(200, 73, 61)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 69.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 49.82, 34.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 60.36, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.1442 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.164 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.0471, 17.3851, 6.3454)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8493D #3DBCC8

analogous

#C83D76 #C8493D #C88E3D

triadic

#C8493D #3DC849 #493DC8

tetradic

#C8493D #76C83D #3DBCC8 #8E3DC8

square

#C8493D #76C83D #3DBCC8 #8E3DC8

split-complementary

#C8493D #3DC88E #3D76C8

monochromatic

#6C251F #9C362C #C8493D #D6766D #E3A29C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#C8493D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#C8493D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C8493D

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8493D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C8493D	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C623B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB2A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.164 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e08273',
    500: '#c8493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8493d;
$custom-light: #e08273;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.18,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57718,
    "c": 0.16417,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8493D

secondary

#92CACF

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8493D

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

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