#C15539#C15539
#C15539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.145 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C15539 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 85, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 70.5%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.66, 41.49, 37.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.66, 55.65, 41.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.17% 0.1183 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.17% 0.145 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9819, 18.1332, 6.0020) |
| Luminance | 0.1813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.63
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.35
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.11
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C15539 #39A5C1
analogous
#C13961 #C15539 #C19939
triadic
#C15539 #39C155 #5539C1
tetradic
#C15539 #61C139 #39A5C1 #9939C1
square
#C15539 #61C139 #39A5C1 #9939C1
split-complementary
#C15539 #39C199 #3961C1
monochromatic
#632B1D #92402B #C15539 #D27C66 #E0A495
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#C15539 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#C15539 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C15539
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C15539 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C15539 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726736
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D43E4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c15539; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 85, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.145 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da8870',
500: '#c15539',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c15539; $custom-light: #da8870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c15539",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 85,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.353,
"s": 54.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58171,
"c": 0.14544,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.1813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C15539
secondary
#8BBECB
accent
#BFDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A