#C05E40#C05E40
#C05E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.134 H 37.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C05E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 94, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 66.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.37, 36.97, 35.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.37, 51.03, 43.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.47% 0.1057 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.47% 0.134 37.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6687, 19.5852, 7.2254) |
| Luminance | 0.1958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.56
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.81
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.23
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C05E40 #40A2C0
analogous
#C04062 #C05E40 #C09E40
triadic
#C05E40 #40C05E #5E40C0
tetradic
#C05E40 #62C040 #40A2C0 #9E40C0
square
#C05E40 #62C040 #40A2C0 #9E40C0
split-complementary
#C05E40 #40C09E #4062C0
monochromatic
#643121 #924730 #C05E40 #CF856E #DEAC9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#C05E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#C05E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C05E40
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C05E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C05E40 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786D3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D24B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c05e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 94, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.134 37.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98e76',
500: '#c05e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c05e40; $custom-light: #d98e76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c05e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 94,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.063,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59467,
"c": 0.13358,
"h": 37.7
},
"luminance": 0.19582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C05E40
secondary
#91BDCB
accent
#B9DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B