#C8543D#C8543D
#C8543D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.153 H 33.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8543D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 84, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 69.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.64, 44.79, 36.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.64, 57.66, 39.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.15% 0.1285 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.15% 0.153 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8348, 18.9606, 6.6080) |
| Luminance | 0.1896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.60
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.65
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.02
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.41
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8543D #3DB1C8
analogous
#C83D6B #C8543D #C8993D
triadic
#C8543D #3DC854 #543DC8
tetradic
#C8543D #6BC83D #3DB1C8 #993DC8
square
#C8543D #6BC83D #3DB1C8 #993DC8
split-complementary
#C8543D #3DC899 #3D6BC8
monochromatic
#6C2B1F #9C3F2C #C8543D #D67E6D #E3A89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#C8543D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#C8543D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8543D
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8543D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8543D | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73693A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90823A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3B4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8543d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 84, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.153 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08873',
500: '#c8543d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8543d; $custom-light: #e08873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8543d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 84,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.928,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5915,
"c": 0.15317,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.18957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8543D
secondary
#92C5CF
accent
#C6DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B