HEX atlas value

#C4543B

#C4543B is a warm red HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 196, 84, 59, HSL 11, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.1839, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#C4543B Sample readable text

HEX #C4543B

RGB rgb(196, 84, 59)

HSL hsl(11 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.1839

Contrast Black 4.68:1White 4.49:1

CSS

--color-c4543b: #C4543B;
.background-c4543b { background-color: #C4543B; }
.text-c4543b { color: #C4543B; }

Luminance0.1839

Black text4.68:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C4543B","rgb":[196,84,59],"hsl":[11,54,50],"cmyk":[0,57,70,23],"luminance":0.1839,"contrast":{"black":4.68,"white":4.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#7E3626","hex":"#7E3626","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.44,"contrastWhite":8.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D99181","hex":"#D99181","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.32,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C4993B","hex":"#C4993B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.97,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#3BABC4","hex":"#3BABC4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.54,"contrastWhite":3.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c4543b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3BABC4","analogous":["#C43B66","#C4993B"],"triadic":["#3BC454","#543BC4"],"tetradic":["#66C43B","#3BABC4","#993BC4"],"splitComplementary":["#3BC499","#3B66C4"],"monochromatic":["#D99181","#C4543B","#7E3626"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D99181","dark":"#7E3626","saturated":"#E0421F","desaturated":"#A86657","pastel":"#D8B0A6","neon":"#FF5029"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":34.19064199455752}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C4543B

#C4543B is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #C4543B is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 196, 84, and 59, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 54% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1839, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.68:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C4543B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.68:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#7E3626#FFFFFF text · best 8.6:1#7E3626

#D99181#000000 text · best 8.32:1#D99181

#C4993B#000000 text · best 7.97:1#C4993B

#3BABC4#000000 text · best 7.81:1#3BABC4

Polished Copper#000000 text · best 5.54:1#B87333

Generated Palette

#C4543B#C4543B

#3BABC4#3BABC4

#C43B66#C43B66

#C4993B#C4993B

#D99181#D99181

#7E3626#7E3626

Color Harmonies

#3BABC4#3BABC4

#C43B66#C43B66

#C4993B#C4993B

#3BC454#3BC454

#543BC4#543BC4

Variants

#D99181#D99181

#7E3626#7E3626

#E0421F#E0421F

#A86657#A86657

#D8B0A6#D8B0A6

#FF5029#FF5029

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Adobe#BD6C48

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Clay#B66A50

Copper#B87333

#C4543B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C4543B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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