#C55733#C55733
#C55733 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.150 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55733 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 87, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 74.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.60, 41.74, 41.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.60, 58.88, 44.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.99% 0.1175 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.99% 0.15 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0344, 18.9293, 5.3614) |
| Luminance | 0.1893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.88
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.23
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.82
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.14
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.15
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55733 #33A1C5
analogous
#C53358 #C55733 #C5A033
triadic
#C55733 #33C557 #5733C5
tetradic
#C55733 #58C533 #33A1C5 #A033C5
square
#C55733 #58C533 #33A1C5 #A033C5
split-complementary
#C55733 #33C5A0 #3358C5
monochromatic
#642C1A #944226 #C55733 #D67D5F #E2A490
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#C55733 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#C55733 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55733
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55733 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55733 | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75692F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908230
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D83F4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55733; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 87, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.150 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de896c',
500: '#c55733',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55733; $custom-light: #de896c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55733",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 87,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.795,
"s": 58.871,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58992,
"c": 0.14976,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.18926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55733
secondary
#87BCCD
accent
#BCE246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A