#C55247#C55247
#C55247 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.150 H 28.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55247 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 82, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.4%, 64%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.93, 45.23, 29.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.93, 54.08, 33.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.57% 0.1321 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.57% 0.15 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1831, 18.3633, 8.0731) |
| Luminance | 0.1836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.79
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.88
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.78
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.24
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.48
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55247 #47BAC5
analogous
#C5477B #C55247 #C59147
triadic
#C55247 #47C552 #5247C5
tetradic
#C55247 #7BC547 #47BAC5 #9147C5
square
#C55247 #7BC547 #47BAC5 #9147C5
split-complementary
#C55247 #47C591 #477BC5
monochromatic
#6F2A23 #9D3B32 #C55247 #D47E76 #E2AAA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#C55247 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#C55247 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55247
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55247 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55247 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8044
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D83B50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55247; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 82, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.150 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd877a',
500: '#c55247',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55247; $custom-light: #dd877a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55247",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 82,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.238,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58567,
"c": 0.14958,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.1836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55247
secondary
#99CACF
accent
#CFDC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B