#C55A47#C55A47
#C55A47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.141 H 31.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55A47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 90, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.3%, 64%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.43, 41.34, 31.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.43, 51.98, 37.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.7% 0.12 0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.141 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8220, 19.6410, 8.2860) |
| Luminance | 0.1964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.62
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.82
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.98
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.17
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55A47 #47B2C5
analogous
#C54773 #C55A47 #C59947
triadic
#C55A47 #47C55A #5A47C5
tetradic
#C55A47 #73C547 #47B2C5 #9947C5
square
#C55A47 #73C547 #47B2C5 #9947C5
split-complementary
#C55A47 #47C599 #4773C5
monochromatic
#6F2E23 #9D4232 #C55A47 #D48476 #E2ADA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#C55A47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#C55A47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55A47
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55A47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55A47 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908345
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74656
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55a47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 90, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.141 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8b7a',
500: '#c55a47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55a47; $custom-light: #dd8b7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55a47",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 90,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.048,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59698,
"c": 0.14113,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.19638
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55A47
secondary
#99C7CF
accent
#C6DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B