#C84A35#C84A35
#C84A35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.165 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C84A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 74, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63%, 73.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.81, 48.99, 38.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.81, 62.40, 38.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.74% 0.14 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.74% 0.165 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9137, 17.4378, 5.3161) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.18
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.51
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.62
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.93
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C84A35 #35B3C8
analogous
#C8356A #C84A35 #C89335
triadic
#C84A35 #35C84A #4A35C8
tetradic
#C84A35 #6AC835 #35B3C8 #9335C8
square
#C84A35 #6AC835 #35B3C8 #9335C8
split-complementary
#C84A35 #35C893 #356AC8
monochromatic
#67261B #983828 #C84A35 #D67464 #E3A095
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C84A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C84A35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C84A35
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C84A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C84A35 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6332
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC2B46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c84a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 74, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.165 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1826d',
500: '#c84a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c84a35; $custom-light: #e1826d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c84a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 74,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.571,
"s": 58.103,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57735,
"c": 0.16478,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.17434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C84A35
secondary
#8BC4CE
accent
#CBE146
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A