#C9482D#C9482D

#C9482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.169 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9482D
RGB	rgb(201, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 77.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 49.89, 42.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 65.68, 40.57°)
OKLab	oklab(57.56% 0.1412 0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(57.56% 0.169 33.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.8814, 17.2456, 4.3954)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9482D #2DAEC9

analogous

#C92D60 #C9482D #C9962D

triadic

#C9482D #2DC948 #482DC9

tetradic

#C9482D #60C92D #2DAEC9 #962DC9

square

#C9482D #60C92D #2DAEC9 #962DC9

split-complementary

#C9482D #2DC996 #2D60C9

monochromatic

#652417 #973622 #C9482D #DA7059 #E59B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#C9482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#C9482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9482D

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9482D	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD2543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.169 33.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28168',
    500: '#c9482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9482d;
$custom-light: #e28168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.385,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57561,
    "c": 0.16942,
    "h": 33.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9482D

secondary

#83C2CF

accent

#CAE641

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9482D

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

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