#C55239#C55239
#C55239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.153 H 33.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 82, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 71.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.74, 44.43, 37.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.74, 58.05, 40.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.36% 0.1269 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.36% 0.153 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7845, 18.2039, 5.9734) |
| Luminance | 0.1820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.25
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.43
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.46
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.56
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.66
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55239 #39ACC5
analogous
#C53966 #C55239 #C59839
triadic
#C55239 #39C552 #5239C5
tetradic
#C55239 #66C539 #39ACC5 #9839C5
square
#C55239 #66C539 #39ACC5 #9839C5
split-complementary
#C55239 #39C598 #3966C5
monochromatic
#662A1E #963E2B #C55239 #D37B68 #E1A597
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#C55239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#C55239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55239
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55239 | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 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)
#716736
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8036
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8394D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 82, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.153 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8670',
500: '#c55239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55239; $custom-light: #de8670; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55239",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 82,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.714,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5836,
"c": 0.15281,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55239
secondary
#8DC1CD
accent
#C4DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A