#C55532#C55532
#C55532 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.152 H 37.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55532 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 85, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 74.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.22, 42.67, 41.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.22, 59.62, 44.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% 0.1202 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.152 37.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8529, 18.6012, 5.1933) |
| Luminance | 0.1860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.43
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.33
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.12
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.66
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55532 #32A2C5
analogous
#C53258 #C55532 #C59E32
triadic
#C55532 #32C555 #5532C5
tetradic
#C55532 #58C532 #32A2C5 #9E32C5
square
#C55532 #58C532 #32A2C5 #9E32C5
split-complementary
#C55532 #32C59E #3258C5
monochromatic
#632B19 #944026 #C55532 #D67B5E #E3A38F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#C55532 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#C55532 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55532
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55532 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55532 | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.72 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74682E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F812F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D83C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55532; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 85, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.152 37.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de886c',
500: '#c55532',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55532; $custom-light: #de886c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55532",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 85,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.286,
"s": 59.514,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58695,
"c": 0.15187,
"h": 37.7
},
"luminance": 0.18598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55532
secondary
#86BCCD
accent
#BDE345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A