#C05E4E#C05E4E
#C05E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.129 H 30.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C05E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 59.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.57, 37.91, 27.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.57, 46.84, 35.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.111 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.129 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1183, 19.7651, 9.5932) |
| Luminance | 0.1976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.19
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.22
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.41
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.58
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C05E4E #4EB0C0
analogous
#C04E77 #C05E4E #C0974E
triadic
#C05E4E #4EC05E #5E4EC0
tetradic
#C05E4E #77C04E #4EB0C0 #974EC0
square
#C05E4E #77C04E #4EB0C0 #974EC0
split-complementary
#C05E4E #4EC097 #4E77C0
monochromatic
#6D3127 #9A4537 #C05E4E #D0877B #E0B0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#C05E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#C05E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C05E4E
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C05E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C05E4E | 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)
#766E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F834C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D14D5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c05e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.129 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88e80',
500: '#c05e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c05e4e; $custom-light: #d88e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c05e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.421,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5969,
"c": 0.12925,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.19762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C05E4E
secondary
#9CC7CE
accent
#C4D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C