#C55439#C55439
#C55439 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.151 H 34.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55439 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 84, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 71.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.11, 43.48, 37.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.11, 57.59, 40.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.64% 0.124 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.64% 0.151 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9375, 18.5099, 6.0244) |
| Luminance | 0.1851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.59
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.73
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.11
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.74
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.78
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55439 #39AAC5
analogous
#C53964 #C55439 #C59A39
triadic
#C55439 #39C554 #5439C5
tetradic
#C55439 #64C539 #39AAC5 #9A39C5
square
#C55439 #64C539 #39AAC5 #9A39C5
split-complementary
#C55439 #39C59A #3964C5
monochromatic
#662C1E #96402B #C55439 #D37D68 #E1A697
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#C55439 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#C55439 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55439
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55439 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55439 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8136
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D83C4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55439; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 84, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.151 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8870',
500: '#c55439',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55439; $custom-light: #de8870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55439",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 84,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.571,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58638,
"c": 0.15088,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.18506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55439
secondary
#8DC0CD
accent
#C2DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A