#C05940#C05940
#C05940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.138 H 34.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C05940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 89, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 66.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.36, 39.51, 33.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.36, 52.12, 40.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.71% 0.1135 0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.71% 0.138 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2384, 18.7246, 7.0820) |
| Luminance | 0.1872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.31
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.37
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.05
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C05940 #40A7C0
analogous
#C04067 #C05940 #C09940
triadic
#C05940 #40C059 #5940C0
tetradic
#C05940 #67C040 #40A7C0 #9940C0
square
#C05940 #67C040 #40A7C0 #9940C0
split-complementary
#C05940 #40C099 #4067C0
monochromatic
#642E21 #924330 #C05940 #CF816E #DEA99C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#C05940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.74
#C05940 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C05940
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C05940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C05940 | 1.00 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D24553
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c05940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 89, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.138 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98a75',
500: '#c05940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c05940; $custom-light: #d98a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c05940",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 89,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.719,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58705,
"c": 0.13837,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.18721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C05940
secondary
#91BFCB
accent
#BFDA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B