#C8523C#C8523C
#C8523C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.155 H 32.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8523C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 82, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 70%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.27, 45.68, 36.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.27, 58.43, 38.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.86% 0.1311 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.86% 0.155 32.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6551, 18.6439, 6.4164) |
| Luminance | 0.1864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.57
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.61
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.53
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8523C #3CB2C8
analogous
#C83C6C #C8523C #C8983C
triadic
#C8523C #3CC852 #523CC8
tetradic
#C8523C #6CC83C #3CB2C8 #983CC8
square
#C8523C #6CC83C #3CB2C8 #983CC8
split-complementary
#C8523C #3CC898 #3C6CC8
monochromatic
#6B2A1E #9B3D2C #C8523C #D57C6C #E3A79B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.44
#C8523C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.73
#C8523C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8523C
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8523C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8523C | 1.00 | 4.44 | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB384D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8523c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 82, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.155 32.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08772',
500: '#c8523c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8523c; $custom-light: #e08772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8523c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 82,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.429,
"s": 56,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58864,
"c": 0.15539,
"h": 32.5
},
"luminance": 0.1864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8523C
secondary
#91C5CF
accent
#C8DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B