#C55A3D#C55A3D
#C55A3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.144 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 90, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.3%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.29, 40.75, 36.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.29, 55.00, 42.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.55% 0.1163 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.55% 0.144 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5270, 19.5230, 6.7327) |
| Luminance | 0.1952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.34
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.58
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55A3D #3DA8C5
analogous
#C53D64 #C55A3D #C59E3D
triadic
#C55A3D #3DC55A #5A3DC5
tetradic
#C55A3D #64C53D #3DA8C5 #9E3DC5
square
#C55A3D #64C53D #3DA8C5 #9E3DC5
split-complementary
#C55A3D #3DC59E #3D64C5
monochromatic
#682F1F #98442D #C55A3D #D3826C #E1AA9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#C55A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#C55A3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55A3D
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55A3D | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91833A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84453
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 90, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.144 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8b73',
500: '#c55a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55a3d; $custom-light: #dd8b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 90,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.794,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59552,
"c": 0.14397,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.1952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55A3D
secondary
#91C0CD
accent
#BEDD4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B