#C8573B#C8573B
#C8573B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.151 H 35.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8573B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 87, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 70.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.17, 43.25, 38.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.17, 57.58, 41.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.54% 0.1233 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.54% 0.151 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0198, 19.4152, 6.4088) |
| Luminance | 0.1941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.67
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.17
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.34
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.70
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8573B #3BACC8
analogous
#C83B65 #C8573B #C89D3B
triadic
#C8573B #3BC857 #573BC8
tetradic
#C8573B #65C83B #3BACC8 #9D3BC8
square
#C8573B #65C83B #3BACC8 #9D3BC8
split-complementary
#C8573B #3BC89D #3B65C8
monochromatic
#6B2D1E #9A412B #C8573B #D5806B #E3A99B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#C8573B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#C8573B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8573B
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8573B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8573B | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918338
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3F51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8573b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 87, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.151 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08a72',
500: '#c8573b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8573b; $custom-light: #e08a72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8573b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 87,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.915,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59542,
"c": 0.15077,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.19412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8573B
secondary
#90C2CF
accent
#C1DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B