#C5503A#C5503A
#C5503A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.155 H 32.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5503A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 80, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.39, 45.43, 36.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.39, 58.21, 38.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.1% 0.1302 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.1% 0.155 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6610, 17.9167, 6.0565) |
| Luminance | 0.1791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.75
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.90
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.95
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.05
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5503A #3AAFC5
analogous
#C53A6A #C5503A #C5953A
triadic
#C5503A #3AC550 #503AC5
tetradic
#C5503A #6AC53A #3AAFC5 #953AC5
square
#C5503A #6AC53A #3AAFC5 #953AC5
split-complementary
#C5503A #3AC595 #3A6AC5
monochromatic
#662A1E #963D2C #C5503A #D37A69 #E1A499
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.58
#C5503A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#C5503A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C5503A
4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5503A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5503A | 1.00 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706537
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8364B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5503a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 80, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.155 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8571',
500: '#c5503a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5503a; $custom-light: #de8571; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5503a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 80,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.496,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58102,
"c": 0.15453,
"h": 32.6
},
"luminance": 0.17913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5503A
secondary
#8EC3CD
accent
#C6DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A