#C55535#C55535

#C55535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.151 H 36.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C55535
RGB	rgb(197, 85, 53)
HSL	hsl(13, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(13, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 73.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.25, 42.80, 40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.25, 58.64, 43.12°)
OKLab	oklab(58.73% 0.1211 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(58.73% 0.151 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.9198, 18.6279, 5.5455)
Luminance	0.1862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C55535 #35A5C5

analogous

#C5355D #C55535 #C59D35

triadic

#C55535 #35C555 #5535C5

tetradic

#C55535 #5DC535 #35A5C5 #9D35C5

square

#C55535 #5DC535 #35A5C5 #9D35C5

split-complementary

#C55535 #35C59D #355DC5

monochromatic

#652B1B #954028 #C55535 #D57C62 #E2A493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#C55535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#C55535 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C55535

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C55535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C55535	1.00	4.44	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.44	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)

#746831

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8132

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D83D4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c55535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 85, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.151 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de886e',
    500: '#c55535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c55535;
$custom-light: #de886e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c55535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.333,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58729,
    "c": 0.15103,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C55535

secondary

#89BECD

accent

#BFE147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C55535

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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