#C15540#C15540
#C15540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.144 H 32.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C15540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 85, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 66.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.75, 41.88, 33.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.75, 53.50, 38.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.27% 0.1208 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.27% 0.144 32.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1687, 18.2079, 6.9859) |
| Luminance | 0.1820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.57
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.92
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.11
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.53
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C15540 #40ACC1
analogous
#C1406C #C15540 #C19540
triadic
#C15540 #40C155 #5540C1
tetradic
#C15540 #6CC140 #40ACC1 #9540C1
square
#C15540 #6CC140 #40ACC1 #9540C1
split-complementary
#C15540 #40C195 #406CC1
monochromatic
#662C21 #944030 #C15540 #D07E6E #DFA79C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.52
#C15540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#C15540 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C15540
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C15540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C15540 | 1.00 | 4.52 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71683E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D33F50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c15540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 85, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.144 32.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da8875',
500: '#c15540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c15540; $custom-light: #da8875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c15540",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 85,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.767,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58268,
"c": 0.14351,
"h": 32.7
},
"luminance": 0.18205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C15540
secondary
#92C2CB
accent
#C3DA4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B