#C8512D#C8512D

#C8512D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.160 H 37.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C8512D
RGB	rgb(200, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 77.5%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 45.48, 44.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 63.32, 44.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.55% 0.1277 0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(58.55% 0.16 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.2384, 18.3574, 4.5911)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C8512D #2DA4C8

analogous

#C82D57 #C8512D #C89E2D

triadic

#C8512D #2DC851 #512DC8

tetradic

#C8512D #57C82D #2DA4C8 #9E2DC8

square

#C8512D #57C82D #2DA4C8 #9E2DC8

split-complementary

#C8512D #2DC89E #2D57C8

monochromatic

#642917 #963D22 #C8512D #DA7759 #E5A08B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#C8512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#C8512D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C8512D

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C8512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C8512D	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC354A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c8512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.160 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e18668',
    500: '#c8512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c8512d;
$custom-light: #e18668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c8512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.935,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58554,
    "c": 0.1601,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C8512D

secondary

#82BDCF

accent

#C0E641

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C8512D

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

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