#C55741#C55741
#C55741 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.146 H 33.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55741 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 87, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 67%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.77, 42.46, 34.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.77, 54.46, 38.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.17% 0.1223 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.17% 0.146 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3909, 19.0718, 7.2388) |
| Luminance | 0.1907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.47
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.88
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.27
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55741 #41AFC5
analogous
#C5416D #C55741 #C59941
triadic
#C55741 #41C557 #5741C5
tetradic
#C55741 #6DC541 #41AFC5 #9941C5
square
#C55741 #6DC541 #41AFC5 #9941C5
split-complementary
#C55741 #41C599 #416DC5
monochromatic
#6B2D21 #9A412F #C55741 #D38070 #E2AA9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#C55741 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#C55741 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55741
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55741 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55741 | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F823E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84152
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55741; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 87, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.146 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8a76',
500: '#c55741',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55741; $custom-light: #dd8a76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55741",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 87,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59172,
"c": 0.14577,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.19068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55741
secondary
#94C4CE
accent
#C4DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B