#C25942#C25942
#C25942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.140 H 33.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C25942 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 89, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 66%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.70, 40.40, 33.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.70, 52.38, 39.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.03% 0.1164 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.03% 0.14 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8063, 19.0108, 7.4110) |
| Luminance | 0.1901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.54
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.96
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.97
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C25942 #42ABC2
analogous
#C2426B #C25942 #C29942
triadic
#C25942 #42C259 #5942C2
tetradic
#C25942 #6BC242 #42ABC2 #9942C2
square
#C25942 #6BC242 #42ABC2 #9942C2
split-complementary
#C25942 #42C299 #426BC2
monochromatic
#682E22 #964331 #C25942 #D18270 #E0AA9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#C25942 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#C25942 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C25942
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C25942 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C25942 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746B3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8140
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D44554
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c25942; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 89, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.140 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db8b77',
500: '#c25942',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c25942; $custom-light: #db8b77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c25942",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 89,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.781,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5903,
"c": 0.14007,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.19007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C25942
secondary
#94C2CC
accent
#C1DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B