#C3553D#C3553D
#C3553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.147 H 33.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C3553D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 85, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 68.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.02, 42.46, 35.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.02, 55.27, 39.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.53% 0.1218 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.53% 0.147 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5991, 18.4395, 6.5725) |
| Luminance | 0.1844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.92
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.98
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.27
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C3553D #3DABC3
analogous
#C33D68 #C3553D #C3983D
triadic
#C3553D #3DC355 #553DC3
tetradic
#C3553D #68C33D #3DABC3 #983DC3
square
#C3553D #68C33D #3DABC3 #983DC3
split-complementary
#C3553D #3DC398 #3D68C3
monochromatic
#662C20 #95402E #C3553D #D17E6C #E0A79A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#C3553D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#C3553D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C3553D
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C3553D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C3553D | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72683A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D63E50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c3553d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 85, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.147 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8873',
500: '#c3553d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c3553d; $custom-light: #dc8873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c3553d",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 85,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.746,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58528,
"c": 0.14657,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.18436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C3553D
secondary
#90C1CC
accent
#C2DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B