#C55736#C55736
#C55736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.149 H 37.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55736 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 87, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 72.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.64, 41.87, 39.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.64, 57.90, 43.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.03% 0.1185 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.03% 0.149 37.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1027, 18.9566, 5.7211) |
| Luminance | 0.1895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.21
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.34
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.29
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.30
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55736 #36A4C5
analogous
#C5365D #C55736 #C59F36
triadic
#C55736 #36C557 #5736C5
tetradic
#C55736 #5DC536 #36A4C5 #9F36C5
square
#C55736 #5DC536 #36A4C5 #9F36C5
split-complementary
#C55736 #36C59F #365DC5
monochromatic
#652D1C #954229 #C55736 #D47E64 #E2A694
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#C55736 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#C55736 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55736
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55736 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55736 | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 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)
#756932
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908233
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D83F50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55736; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 87, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.149 37.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de896e',
500: '#c55736',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55736; $custom-light: #de896e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55736",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 87,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.846,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59027,
"c": 0.14888,
"h": 37.3
},
"luminance": 0.18953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55736
secondary
#8ABDCD
accent
#BDE048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A