#C55B3D#C55B3D
#C55B3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.143 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 91, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.49, 40.25, 37.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.49, 54.78, 42.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.7% 0.1148 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.143 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6120, 19.6929, 6.7610) |
| Luminance | 0.1969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.71
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.96
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.23
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.32
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.64
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55B3D #3DA7C5
analogous
#C53D63 #C55B3D #C59F3D
triadic
#C55B3D #3DC55B #5B3DC5
tetradic
#C55B3D #63C53D #3DA7C5 #9F3DC5
square
#C55B3D #63C53D #3DA7C5 #9F3DC5
split-complementary
#C55B3D #3DC59F #3D63C5
monochromatic
#682F1F #98452D #C55B3D #D3836C #E1AB9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#C55B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#C55B3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55B3D
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55B3D | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91843B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84654
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 91, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.143 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8c73',
500: '#c55b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55b3d; $custom-light: #dd8c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 91,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.235,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.597,
"c": 0.14302,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.19689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55B3D
secondary
#91C0CD
accent
#BDDD4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B