#C8593C#C8593C
#C8593C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.149 H 35.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8593C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 89, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 70%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.56, 42.32, 37.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.56, 56.82, 41.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.84% 0.1207 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.84% 0.149 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2101, 19.7540, 6.6015) |
| Luminance | 0.1975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.12
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.42
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.62
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.32
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8593C #3CABC8
analogous
#C83C65 #C8593C #C89F3C
triadic
#C8593C #3CC859 #593CC8
tetradic
#C8593C #65C83C #3CABC8 #9F3CC8
square
#C8593C #65C83C #3CABC8 #9F3CC8
split-complementary
#C8593C #3CC89F #3C65C8
monochromatic
#6B2E1E #9B432C #C8593C #D5826C #E3AA9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#C8593C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#C8593C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8593C
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8593C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8593C | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928439
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4253
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8593c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 89, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.149 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8b73',
500: '#c8593c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8593c; $custom-light: #df8b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8593c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 89,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.429,
"s": 56,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5984,
"c": 0.14857,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.1975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8593C
secondary
#91C2CF
accent
#C0DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B